AMER WINTER 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
FINE SCHOOLGIRL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER BY FRANCES BEDENT, 1833.Sampler having a three-sided flower vine, seven alpha rows with a five-line inscription as follows: "Wrought by Frances Bedent/Aged 10 years. Was born July 2, 1823/Alice Adams Instrs Sept 1833/Time swift with us doth passaway/Our life is but a winters day". Under which is a Colonial house with two entrances (possibly a school) with two trees & basket of flowers. Housed in a mahogany frame behind glass. Ancestral records indicate a Preston, CT location for Frances Bedent. SIZE: Sight: 21" x 17-1/4". Overall: 23" x 19-1/4". PROVENANCE: Estate of Siro Tofolon, Old Lyme, CT. CONDITION: Some age toning, otherwise very good. 49597-6 WAG (800-1,200)