A G I 9 16 76 (Note: these numbers are a puzzle as it is too early for a sampler of this style to have been done) / (On the L): Happy the Maid Whom circling years improve / Her God the object of her warmest love / Whose useful hours successive as they glide / The book the needle and the pen divide. (On the R): Cornish is my dwelling Place / Newhampshire is my stattion (sic) / Sullivan is my residence / English Is my nation / (Note: Cornish is a town in Sullivan County, NH). //

Maker

Unknown

Date made

1827-1835

Origin

Cornish, NH US

Stitches

Cross, French knots, Eyelet, Outline.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: some missing J. One ampersand. Numbers 1-.9. Various narrow cross bands. Across the bottom a scene with a two story house with two chimneys, trees, a gazebo (?) in the center, a hill on the R with sheep. No border.

Inscription

A G I 9 16 76 (Note: these numbers are a puzzle as it is too early for a sampler of this style to have been done) / (On the L): Happy the Maid Whom circling years improve / Her God the object of her warmest love / Whose useful hours successive as they glide / The book the needle and the pen divide. (On the R): Cornish is my dwelling Place / Newhampshire is my stattion (sic) / Sullivan is my residence / English Is my nation / (Note: Cornish is a town in Sullivan County, NH). //

Length Without Frame

21"

Width Without Frame

17.3"

Historical Owner

#1925.013.03 Loaned by Emma G. Carpenter

Owner

New Hampshire Historical, Concord, NH