Lot Details
Lot 167
Silk-on-Linen Needlework Sampler
Worked by Julia Ann Niver, circa 1835, Crawford, New York
Height 8 1/4 inches, width 10 1/2 inches.
Provenance:
M. Finkel & Daughter, 2003
This lot includes a family history of the embroiderer.
Julia Ann worked under the instruction of her teacher, Elizabeth Shorter in Crawford, Orange Country, New York. According to the vendor, this is the second known sampler worked under Elizabeth Shorter. Both include a Federal house with shuttered windows and a similar scene.
Julia Ann Niver was born July 26, 1822 to Ephraim and Elizabeth (Rumsay) Niver.
C Property from the Estate of a Private Collector
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