Trask, Hannah (age 12)

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Maker
Trask, Hannah (age 12)
Date made
1774
Origin
New England, US
Stitches
Cross, Algerian Eye, Satin, Stem,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: missing J. Numbers 1-9. Various wide cross bands at the top, narrow lines. At center bottom woman stands on the L of a center fruit tree, a man on the R. They are dressed in colonial garb. A smaller tree is on both L and R sides with perching birds with flying birds in the sky.
Inscription
New England Now To Meet Thy God Prepare / Awake Repentance Faith & Earnest Prayer / For Who Can Tell But God May stay His Hand / & Send Salvation To Our Ruined Land / (Note: this sampler was stitched during the start of the Revolutionary War). //
Historical Owner
Inherited
Owner
Private collector.
Owner Private
Marie Robinson