Bidspirit auction | 19th C. Quaker Schoolgirl Needlework

19th C. Quaker Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler, Maria Mary Coleman - Description: A framed and glazed needlework sampler. Wrought by ?Matilda Mary Coleman Born April 18, 1805?. Dated lower center, embroidered with flower vases, birds, a house with fence, and a floral border. Markings & Inscriptions: Signed. M. Finkel & Daughter notation verso. Date: Circa 1829 Maker: Matilda Mary Coleman Dimensions: 16.75” x 16” (sight), 20.5” x 20” (overall). Provenance: From a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania collection. Acquired from M. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1998. Condition: Separation of rosette molding at the upper right corner of the frame. Some separation of the substrate in the center medallion.