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IMPORTANT PICTORIAL SAMPLER WORKED BY MARY YOULE AGED 12

Creator: MARY YOULE
Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
IMPORTANT PICTORIAL SAMPLER WORKED BY MARY YOULE AGED 12
Silk on Linen New York Dated 1786
14 ¼ by 16 inches

Provenance: On the reverse of the sampler: Sampler by sister of my great-great-grand-father (Mary A. Meeker, 1950); Mary Youle (Marschalk) born 1774 Youle Lodge, Roxbury, England. She probably did the sampler after the family came to America.

Reference: Illustrated in The Magazine Antiques, February 2005, Biblical Samplers from New York City by Amelia Peck, plate VI and discussed on page 84.

Item number 4562

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	18th Century
Creation Date:	1786
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	4562
Incollect Reference #:	630375

Dimensions

W.	16 in;	H.	14.25 in;
W.	40.64 cm;	H.	36.2 cm;

Message from Seller:

For over 100 years, and spanning four generations, the Levy family has been involved in the field of top quality Americana. We have been fortunate to work with many of the top private and public collections throughout the world. This is only an introduction to our varied collections of Americana and objects of American interest. We invite you to visit our New York City loft space in Chelsea filled with fine examples of American furniture, silver, ceramics, needlework and painting.