Antique 19thC, North Carolina, Folk Art Silk Thread School Embroidery Sampler

Measuring 17” square, this large antique 19 th  century American Embroidery Sampler was completed by Lucy Ann Powells at Pleasant Grove ...

Measuring 17” square, this large antique 19^th century American Embroidery Sampler was completed by Lucy Ann Powells at Pleasant Grove Academy in Robeson Co North Carolina on June 12^th, 1840. In the center of this sampler is a friendship poem which reads, “O Friendship what sincere delights are thine, Fair miniature of happiness divine, Propitious pleasing heavn descended guest, Who only with the virtuous can rest.”  

…… The white letters and flowers are embroidered with silk thread and as you can see many of the letters and numbers are missing plus there is some slight bleeding to the green thread along the bottom edges. A past owner framed this early 19^th century sampler under glass in a 17 ½” square rosewood frame, and to make sure some eBayer wins this American Folk Art Embroidery Sampler

PRICETAG: $600.00