Curry, Nancy 1791-1851 (age 15)

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Maker
Curry, Nancy 1791-1851 (age 15)
Date made
1806
Origin
Canterbury, NH US
Stitches
Chain, Split, Cross, Outline, Hem, Algerian Eye, Bullion, Satin, Straight.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: uppercase script missing J, V, X,Y and Z. Numbers 1-7. The bottom half is filled with a large basket of flowers at the center, a goat, large and small birds and small flower baskets. Reversing arcaded strawberry border in the upper third of sampler.
Inscription
Fair emblem of modesty beautiful flower / That bashfully hid thy sweet head --- / I plucked and have kept the but one little h (our ) / and now all thy beauty is fled. / NANCY CURRY WROUGHT IN THE 15TH YEAR OF HER AGE A. D. 1806 //
Length Without Frame
16 3/4"
Width Without Frame
14 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1963.004 Donated by family of maker
Owner
New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
Owner Private
New Hampshire Historical Society