Alden, Betsey

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Maker
Alden, Betsey
Date made
1826
Origin
Cornish, NH US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Linen
Predominent Motif
Alphabets and numbers. Cross bands. House, barn, trees and animals across bottom. Border all four sides.
Inscription
Cornish, June 16th, 1826, Betsy Alden sampler. / 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.
Length Without Frame
18 3/4"
Width Without Frame
19 3/4"
Historical Owner
#1984.331.4 Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Owner Private
Metropolitan Museum of Art