SOLD Mary Ann James' 1860s Sampler in Birds Eye Maple Frame Alexander pope And a young girl white

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Drawing measures 7 5/8" x 7 5/8"

graphite and crayon on ledger paper

so it is white paint rather than bare wood showing through in a few spots on those

I really like its elegant simplicity

SOLD Mary Ann James' 1860s Sampler in Birds Eye Maple Frame Alexander pope And a young girl whiteI purchased this one from a seller who had it in her personal collection for many years and, like me, loved it for being colorful, and cheerful, and especially for that red brick house and those birds! Wool yarn on linen, I believe it is American, and was done by a Mary Ann James, age 11, with a date of either 1863 or 1866. I did find a Mary Ann James of Kaufman County, Texas born in 1852 (her parents originally from Kentucky and who later moved to