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Maker
Unknown
Date made
1795
Origin
Hartford, CT US
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet: uppercase block, missing J, double Q and S. At the bottom R a large two story house with two chimneys, a lawn with a large tree on the R. Side borders have strawberries intermingled with candles. (Note: Donors indicated the tree to be the Charter Oak, the house to be Wyllis House in Hartford and the date to be 1795). Sampler is unfinished.
Inscription
H A R T F O R D . M A R C H
Length Without Frame
13 1/2"
Width Without Frame
22"
Historical Owner
#1946.9
Owner
NSCDA Webb-Deane-Stevens House, Wethersfield, CT
Owner Private
NSCDA Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum