Lot 214 - Antique 19th Century Embroidery Sampler Dated “1880” With Figural, Animal, And Folkloric Motifs, Including Devil And Fox, Unframed, 21-1/2" x 24"

Lot 214 - Antique 19th Century Embroidery Sampler Dated “1880” With Figural, Animal, And Folkloric Motifs, Including Devil And Fox, Unframed, 21-1/2" x 24"19th century embroidered sampler, dated 1880 at upper center, worked on a coarse linen or homespun ground. The sampler features a dense arrangement of colorful figural, animal, floral, and symbolic motifs, including birds, horses, roosters, butterflies, strawberries, floral sprays, architectural elements, and folkloric characters such as a devil figure and a fox, along with additional human and animal scenes. The composition is bordered with stitched

Folio book with no binding

New York between 1933 and 1937

Thursday and Friday

Mixed ages with general wear and tear throughout

The ribbon features a gold-toned tin press badge and white cloth

likely produced by Beistle

Examples shown include Burdock Blood Bitters

and the buyer may wish to clean it

with several adults posed standing behind them

likely to represent the beheading of Goliath

” depicting two children gazing in surprise at a jack-o-lantern ghost figure in a white robe and pointed cap appearing outside their window

All other joints and hardware function properly