Antiques In Manchester 2018
Sampler, Circa 1818- Price Upon Request
Celia Talcott, Misses Butlers’ School, Wethersfield, Conn., circa 1818, worked this sampler that is embellished with flowered garlands suspended by an eagle and bowknots surrounding a family record. At the bottom is a large, beautifully executed scenic panel with a two-horse roadster on the bridge (that’s really what they called it) and a very early steam powered boat and a townscape in the background. The Misses Butlers’ School was housed in the Old Academy building on Main Street in Wethersfield. It was run by sisters Mary and Charlotte Butler who both attended Misses Pattens’ school in Hartford which influenced many of the motifs, such as the eagle, garlands and bow knots. Celia Talbott (1804–1886) was the daughter of Wethersfield druggist William Talcott and Amelia Hanmer. In 1832, at age 28, she married Henry Robbins. This sampler is illustrated in Childhood Embroidery, Volume 1, figure 265, by Betty Ring. It is of silk, paint and painted paper on linen, 24½ by 31 inches, and retains the original frame and glass. Stephen & Carol Huber Old Saybrook, CT 860-388-6809 Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com www.antiquesamplers.com/
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