Description
MARYLAND SAMPLER. Baltimore, 1807, silk on linen. Wide flowering vines surround a moral verse and floral sprigs encircle the maker's name, "Sarah Grafflin aged 10 year". 16.25"h. 12"w., in a frame,17.75"h. 13"w. Sarah was the eldest daughter of John Jacob Graffflin (1769-1859) and Mary F. Frymiller (1775-1807). Her...