Bidspirit auction | Two Early Framed Needlework Samplers

Two Early Framed Needlework Samplers - Two early framed needlework samplers. The first is a large rectangular herbal and animal sampler executed in embroidery and cross-stitch on a white woven ground. The second is a smaller vertical patriotic sampler featuring blue cross-stitched text reading THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER surrounded by embroidered red stars. Both unsigned. Patriotic Sampler Frame: 10” H x 8” W. Herbal Sampler Frame: 12” H x 25 1/4” W. From the Woodstock, New York estate of music manager Albert Grossman, best known for managing artists including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Band, and Peter, Paul and Mary.