Sarah Ann Hartman Needlework Sampler Burlington County,New Jersey dated 1823 Friendship./ Friendshipf a name to few confined./ The offspring of a noble mind./ A generous warmth which fills the breast./ And better felt than ere exprest. Sarah Ann Hartman's work wrought in./ The sixteenth year of her age 1823./ The daughter of S Hartman &/ Martha hif wife. Sarah worked an elaborate Quaker sampler typical of the Burlington County pieces depicting the Westtown School building. A very similar sampler with the same verse was stitched by Anna Braddock in 1826, and was in the Joan Stephens collection. Silk on linen; 25 ¼" x 25" framed. Ex-collection Theodore H. Kapnek. Sold STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com View Other Samplers