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8 Susanna Herron, Pennsylvania, circa 1820 Some of the finest American house and lawn samplers were worked in Pennsylvania in the first quarter of the 19th century; they can exhibit great naivete and charm while showing off the accomplishments of their young makers. Susanna Herron's splendid sampler, worked when she was just nine years old (\ side addition, chimneys, and fanlight window. Details such as the pump, rooster, trees, birds and, of course, the little galaxy of stars, add great character to the scene. Pots of flowers, baskets of fruit and little trees flank the inscription and religious poem, which were worked inside a sober black sawtooth framework. Many early schoolgirl samplers included moral precepts and cautionary texts, as religion was integral to the lives and education of the period. A strong and beautifully rendered border of folky flowers frames the sampler well. Worked in silk on linen, it is in very good condition with very slight loss to the silk lawn. Conservation mounted, it is in its original frame. Sampler size: 1514'' x 20W' Price: $12,500. M. Finkel as Daughter. Al\\ IERICA'S LEADING SA~IPLER Al D NEEDLEWORK DEALER