- Maker
- Staples, Hannah (age 15)
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- North Yarmouth, ME US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing the J and U. Numbers 1-9. Some simple stitched lines and various wide and narrow cross bands. The bottom half of the sampler has three rows of houses of various sizes and shapes with geometric style trees. No border.
- Inscription
- (After 2nd alphabet): H A N N A H S T A P L E S B O R N S E P T E M B E R / T H E 1 4 1 7 7 6 1 7 9 1 //
- Length Without Frame
- 10 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1978.31.19 Gift of Louise and Mike Nevelson
- Owner
- American Folk Art Museum, New York City, NY
- Owner Private
- American Folk Art Museum
