An extremely rare early 18th c. Boston sampler signed by Mary Pemberton on September 15, 1742:
“Mary Pemberton Is My
Name New England Is
My Nation Boston Is
My Dwelling Place
And Christ Is My Salvation”
…
“Made in the Year of 1742 September the 15”
Silk on linen; in fine condition, no losses or repairs.
17 1/4” l. x 7 1/2” w.
Records indicate a Mary Pemberton was born in Boston in 1732.
Now in more appropriate frame.
SOLD.
