- Maker
- Hine, Mary (age 13)
- Date made
- 18??
- Origin
- Naugatuck, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain, Back.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: one with ampersand. Simple stitched lines. Two story house with 2 chimneys at the bottom with a large vase of flowers on either side. Various motifs of diamonds, eight pointed star. Center of sampler is empty. Border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Eternity is long and / Life is short / / Mary Hine Born June 20th 18?? (last two digits have been picked out) Aged 13 Years. / MH //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1985.106.0 Gift of Helen A. Boxwell.
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
