Holbrook, Lois H. (age 11)

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Maker
Holbrook, Lois H. (age 11)
Date made
1818
Origin
Bellingham, MA US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: each complete. Numbers 1-10. Various stitched lines. Serpentine border dotted with small white flowers all four sides.
Inscription
(On L): How blest the maid whom cirkling (sic) years improve / Her God the object / Of her warmest love (On R): Bellingham / September / 1818 / (Across the bottom): Lois H Holbrook wrought this / sampler in the eleventh yr age
Length Without Frame
16"
Length With Frame
20 1/4"
Width Without Frame
17 1/2"
Wdith With Frame
21 3/4"
Original Frame
Unknown
Historical Owner
#90-103/H32
Owner
Weston Historical Society, Weston, MA
Owner Private
Weston Historical Society