Williamson County, Tennessee, circa 1850, large format with five alphabetic bands over "Sarah E.A. Andrews Sampler 1850", four line verse over "Miss IS Wallis/ Union Academy", bouquet filled urn and wide floral border on three sides, wool on linen, 23-3/4 x 25-1/2 in.; later paint decorated frame, 30 x 32 in., accompanied by documentation from the Tennessee Survey and a copy of the Williamson County Historical Society Journal, No. 43, 2012Note: Sarah Andrews, also called Sallie or Agnes, attended the Union Female Academy and made this sampler under the instruction of Isabella S. Wallis Slate. ˜Sallie married Samuel McDowell in 1860 and had six children. ˜Samuel McDowell joined the Confederate army in 1862 and when he returned from the war, the family moved to Shelbyville, Moore County. Sallie and her husband are buried in the Lynchburg city cemetery in Moore County.Literature: Illustrated in˜Williamson County Historical Society Journal, No. 43, 2012, p. 40Provenance: Sotheby's American Folk Art and Furniture Sale, New York, #5905,Oct. 14, 1989, Lot #0089; Property From a Franklin, Tennessee Historic HomeNote: Sarah Andrews, also called Sallie or Agnes, attended the Union Female Academy and made this sampler under the instruction of Isabella S. Wallis Slate. ˜Sallie married Samuel McDowell in 1860 and had six children. ˜Samuel McDowell joined the Confederate army in 1862 and when he returned from the war, the family moved to Shelbyville, Moore County. Sallie and her husband are buried in the Lynchburg city cemetery in Moore County.Literature: Illustrated in Williamson County Historical Society Journal, No. 43, 2012, p. 40 overall very good condition, very minor fading and toning to linen ground