Antique Cabinet Card Virginia City Nevada Noe & Lee Photo UK 1816 SAMPLER object For Sale

Original 19th century cabinet card photograph depicting a decorative sampler with central verse, surrounded by birds, floral elements, and ornamental motifs. Studio imprint Noe & Lee, Virginia City, Nevada.

The sampler reads:

“Why do the proud insult the poor

And boast the large estates they have

How vain are riches to secure

Their haughty owners from the grave

They cannot redeem one hour from death

With all their wealth in which they trust

Nor give a dying brother breath

When God commands him to the dust

There the dark earth and dismal shade

Shall clasp the naked bodies round

That flesh so delicately fed

Lies cold and moulders in the ground”

Signed within the design:

“Mary Blaney Ufton Devon May 18th 1816”

Albumen print on mount. Circa 1870s–1880s.

Condition: edge wear and corner rounding, mount toning, and scattered spotting. Some surface wear visible, including light marks and handling wear. Verso shows toning and minor staining. Light create in bottom right quadrant.

Unusual and visually striking Nevada studio image documenting an early 19th century sampler.