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SAMPLER. Mary Sherman, Newtown, probably Connecticut, 1829, silk on linen. Elaborate alphabets, detailed baskets filled with realistic flowers and distinctive geometric border on three sides. Signed "Aged 12 years / Marked by / Mary Sherman / Newtown AD 1829". Slight imperfections. Framed. 18"h. 18"w. Research located several Mary Shermans...