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Stephen & Carol Huber: 17th - 19th Century Needlework


From Betty Ring's collection

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sampler by Mary Huston from Betty Ring, Huber


(Description taken from Betty Ring's auction catalogue Januarary 2012 at Sotheby's)

LOT 641
FAMILY RECORD NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, MARY HUSTON, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1818
Worked in silk threads on a linen ground.

Height 20 3/4 in. by width 17 in.

PROVENANCE
Green Bottle Antiques, Houston, Texas, 1964

EXHIBITED
American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring at the Museum of American Folk Art (p. 45, fig. 77)

CATALOGUE NOTE
The lettering and floral sprays of this unfinished sampler reflect Quaker instruction. It is attributed to Mary Huston (1806-1826), the daughter of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Charles Huston (1771- 1849) and Mary Winters (c. 1776-1845) of Bellefonte, Centre County. Another child, Lucy, was born in 1819. Mary, a Presbyterian, was probably taught by Miss Sarah Tucker, a Quakeress, and the best-known schoolmistress in Bellefonte from 1807 until about 1825. About 1821, Lucy Winters Alexander, Mary's first cousin, worked a sampler with exactly the same house, and her alphabet, in the same bold Quaker style, also lacks the letter V . Lucy' s sampler is now at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum , Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

ESTIMATE with 25% buyers premium $7,500 - $10,000


Special Offering: Sold

To discuss or purchase this item call (860) 388-6809 or email: Hubers@Antiquesamplers.com


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