margaret-dobson-s-sampler
Lot 3115
Margaret Dobson's Sampler
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
C. 1816, England, silk on very fine plainweave foundation fabric, cross-stitch technique used throughout, with "Hymn to Providence" verses surrounded by floral, butterfly, and crown motifs, strawberry border, signed "Margaret / Dobson" to lower left, and "Her Work / Aged 9" to lower right, and "1816" to center, framed .

16.5 x 21 in. framed dimensions

Private Collection, Goldsboro, North Carolina

Some small holes and loss to foundation fabric, two holes with stabilizing repairs, fading, discoloration, wear and tear to frame corners.