Lunt, Jane or Mary Ellen

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Maker
Lunt, Jane or Mary Ellen
Date made
mid 1830s
Origin
Westbrook, ME US
Stitches
Cross, Faggot,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase block missing the Z, others are complete. Numbers 1-(1)0. Simple stitched lines and two small saw tooth cross bands. All done in a trefoil stitched square. Bottom of sampler is unfinished.
Inscription
G E N E A L O G Y / Peter Lunt Born August 9 1786 / Mary Slemons Born November 6 1789 / Married December he 6th 1813 / THEIR CHILDREN / John Slemons Lunt Born Septr 5 1814 / Jane Lunt Born October 19th 1816 / Mary Ellen Lunt Born December 21 1820 / Joseph Hezekiah Lunt Born July 22 1823 //
Historical Owner
A86-560
Owner
Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME
Owner Private
Maine Historical Society