Hannah * Howard / Born * June * The 24th * In * The * Year * / 1778 * Now * in * The * Sixteenth * / Year * Of * My * Age * My * Sampler / When * I * am * dead * and * in * my * grave / When * all * my * bones * are * rotten / When * this * You * see * remember * me / Let * me * not * be * forgotten * //

Maker

Howard, Hannah (age 16)

Date made

1794

Origin

MA (?) US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Upper and lowercase alphabets done together up to the letter T after which only uppercase with two J's at the end. Simple stitched lines with one wide cross band at the bottom. A few small motifs including a coronet. No border.

Inscription

Hannah * Howard / Born * June * The 24th * In * The * Year * / 1778 * Now * in * The * Sixteenth * / Year * Of * My * Age * My * Sampler / When * I * am * dead * and * in * my * grave / When * all * my * bones * are * rotten / When * this * You * see * remember * me / Let * me * not * be * forgotten * //

Length Without Frame

8 1/2"

Width Without Frame

11 1/2"

Historical Owner

#1968.757 Gift of A. Russell Lord in memory of his wife Ruth Burns Lord.

Owner

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Owner Private

Art Institute of Chicago