Beans Creek, Franklin, from "Little Dog" sampler group, five alphabetic bands over a four line verse, several birds, small dogs, flower pot, house and butterfly bottom panel, signed "F.A. Collins Was Born Oct. 13th 1832", initials "A.F.H." lower left corner, floral vine border, silk on linen, 16 x 18-1/2 in. (sight); later faux grain wood frame, accompanied by documentation and letter from the Tennessee Sampler SurveyNote: Documented and exhibited by Tennessee Sample Survey #TSS 218, the James K. Polk Ancestral Home, Columbia, Tennessee, December 17, 2010 - April 10,2011The "Little Dog" group of needleworks generally date from 1831 to 1853 and were made by school age girls in the Franklin to Columbia area. Most needleworks from this group feature small dogs along with large houses and scattered birds.Frances (Fannie) Ann Collins was born in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1832 and married William Joseph Miller in 1851. Their one child Eliza was born in 1852 but Fannie must have died sometime before 1855 as her husband remarried that year. Provenance: Sumpter Priddy III, Inc.; Collection of Anne McPherson and the Late John Bivins, Jr.; Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, January 27, 2017, Lot 373; Property From a Franklin, Tennessee Historic HomeNote: Documented and exhibited by Tennessee Sample Survey #TSS 218, the James K. Polk Ancestral Home, Columbia, Tennessee, December 17, 2010 - April 10,2011The "Little Dog" group of needleworks generally date from 1831 to 1853 and were made by school age girls in the Franklin to Columbia area. Most needleworks from this group feature small dogs along with large houses and scattered birds.Frances (Fannie) Ann Collins was born in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1832 and married William Joseph Miller in 1851. Their one child Eliza was born in 1852 but Fannie must have died sometime before 1855 as her husband remarried that year. fading, some toning to linen ground, losses to blue thread stitches in middle, light scattered stains