Kentucky Sampler Sews Up Top Lot For Amelia Jeffers

DELAWARE, OHIO — On May 3 and 4, Amelia Jeffers conducted an auction of Ohio Valley and Americana items. Claiming the top spot overall was a circa 1840 political needlework sampler from Kentucky. The top portion of the sampler included rows of pattern designs and the alphabet, while the bottom third included depictions of a log cabin, a cider barrel, an American flag and stylized plants. Just above the images were lines of text that read, “To log cabin frugality we owe our independe