Gale, Dolly

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Maker
Gale, Dolly
Date made
ca. 1824-1830
Origin
Williamstown, VT US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script missing J and U, lowercase missing j. Numbers 1-9. Simple stitched lines. Large saw tooth border on the sides and a smaller saw tooth border top and bottom. Sampler is interesting in that it was unfinished originally and then another stitcher completed it after 1893 when Dolly passed away.
Inscription
Dolly . Gale . / Williamstown, Vt. Born APril. 10. 1814 . / Married. Dec. 1. 1830. Died. Mar. 15. 1893
Length Without Frame
17"
Width Without Frame
8"
Owner
The Bridges
Owner Private
Sally Bridges