TWO UNFRAMED AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS, 19TH

CENTURY. ONE CA. 1841, WROUGHT BY SARAH ANN BARRAT, AGED 11, CHECKERED BORDER SURROUNDING TWO ALPHABETS AT THE TOP, ADAM, EVE, SERPENT, AND APPLE TREE AT THE BOTTOM CENTER, SURROUNDED BY BOWLS OF FRUIT, ANIMALS, AND FOLIAGE. 13 1/4" X 10 3/4". DISCOLORATION AND STAINING, LOSS TO EMBROIDERY. DATE IS DIFFICULT TO READ, AND 1841 IS CONJECTURE. ALONG WITH ONE DATED 1828, WROUGHT BY BETSY STUDLEY OF CUMBERLAND, AGED 11, CRISSCROSS BORDER SURROUNDING 3 ALPHABETS AND A VERSE ON THE TOPIC OF YOUTH. VERY POOS CONDITION, HAS BEEN BACKED WITH MUSLIN, 16 1/2" X 11 1/4".