Sargent, Anna (age 10)

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Maker
Sargent, Anna (age 10)
Date made
Unknown
Origin
Unknown
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 double letter alphabets: no J. Ampersands. Numbers 1-17. All done in a stitched rectangle with various stitched lines. Undulating border of circles all four sides.
Inscription
Know then this truth / enough for us to know / Virtue alone is Happi / ness below / (At the bottom): Anna Sargent Wrought (Stitched up the R side ): this sampler / Agd 10 years //
Length Without Frame
8 1/2"
Width Without Frame
8 1/4"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1922.1063 Gift of Miss Josephine McC. Shaw
Owner
Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
Owner Private
Historic New England