comprising; patchwork fragment, possibly Burlington, New Jersey, circa 1870, 6 x 6-7/8 in.; knitting sampler, circa 1840, 58-1/2 x 3 in.; three panel band and spot sampler, circa 1860, cotton thread on linen, 10-3/8 x 20-1/4 in.
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Note: The typed label on the back of the patchwork fragment reads "What I Know of Farming By Horace Greeley/Published 1871/By The Tribune Association/Chapter XXX is headed/'Roots - Turnips - Beets - Carrots.'/Fabric printed, presumably, about 1871. The attached square was used in patchwork sewing, possibly in Burlington, N. J., by 1876, and by a little girl, who in time, as Harriet M. Cox, became a secretary in one of the Schools of Pratt Institute."
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Property from the Brooklyn Museum
discoloration and light staining, some picked and pulled threads; knitting sampler with some small tears to edges
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