Property from the Brooklyn Museum | April 9, 2026
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 583
Two Unframed 19th Century New England Needlework Samplers
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for
$500
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
two silk on linen alphabet, numbers, and verse samplers: one Boston, Massachusetts, signed and dated "Martha Callender Aged 8 Years Boston 1822", with floral border, cross and queen stitches, 16-3/4 x 13-1/2 in.; one Burlington, New Jersey, signed and dated "Edith Deacon’s Sampler Workd in The 13th Year of her Age 1816", with initials of family members and Quaker-style motifs enclosed in a floral border, cross, satin, and queen stitches, crossed corners, 21-3/4 x 17 in.
Provenance: (Callender) Jennie Ward Toothe Hughes Littlejohn (Mrs. Thomas B. Littlejohn) of Brooklyn, New York; Gift of Jennie Ward Toothe Hughes Littlejohn to the Brooklyn Museum, 1924; (Deacon) Gift of Margaret S. Bedell of Catskill, New York to the Brooklyn Museum, 1932; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Note: Martha Callender (abt. 1814–1882) married Reuben Daniell (b. 1813) on June 26, 1844. The couple had two children. Edith Deacon (1804–1886) was born in Burlington, New Jersey. The initials of her parents, Barzillai Deacon (BD) and Lydia Swain Deacon (LD), are the first two sets in the column of initials to the left of Edith’s verse. Barzillai was a prominent Quaker in Burlington County and was specifically associated with members of the Society of Friends in the Mount Holly area. Edith married Robert Matlack Bishop in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1824.
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(Callender) Jennie Ward Toothe Hughes Littlejohn (Mrs. Thomas B. Littlejohn) of Brooklyn, New York; Gift of Jennie Ward Toothe Hughes Littlejohn to the Brooklyn Museum, 1924; (Deacon) Gift of Margaret S. Bedell of Catskill, New York to the Brooklyn Museum, 1932; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
slight fading of embroidery, fraying to fabric edges, with light staining at centers
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