A SILK ON LINEN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

WROUGHT BY JULIA A. WYSONG, CHARLESTOWN, MARYLAND, DATED 1824

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A SILK ON LINEN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Wrought by Julia A. Wysong, Charlestown, Maryland, dated 1824
Worked in green, pink, blue, yellow, black and peach threads with seven alphabetical registers above the inscription Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand As the first efforts of a youthful hand And while her fingers o'er this canvass move Engage her tender heart to seek thy love With thy dear children let her share a part And write thy name thyself upon her heart--" over "Julia . A. Wysong's work. Charles Town..." within a meandering vine surround issuing berries
19½ x 19¼in. (sight)

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, 6-8 November 1975, lot 1000.
Paul Madden, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1982.

Lot Essay

Julia Wysong's life dates are inscribed on verso as 1812-1892.

Federal Census records of 1820 and 1830 show an Isaac Wysong in Frederick County, Maryland.

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