O'Brien, Anne (age 12)

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Maker
O'Brien, Anne (age 12)
Date made
1809
Origin
Windsor, VT US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets. Numbers 1-19. Simple stitched lines. All done in a simple rectangle with a large inner fern border and an outer saw tooth border.
Inscription
Happy the Girl who leans in youth / To praise her great Creators name. / Who listens to the voice of Truth / And ever sacred holds the same / / Anne O'Brien her Sampler worked in the 12th / Year of her age Windsor 14th September 1809
Length Without Frame
16 1/2"
Width Without Frame
15 1/4"
Owner
The Bridges