Harris, Sarah S. (age 9)

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Maker
Harris, Sarah S. (age 9)
Date made
1833
Origin
Glastonbury, CT US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: some double letters. One ampersand. Numbers 1-15. Simple stitched lines. Strawberry border all four sides.
Inscription
Sarah P. Harris was born Sep. 28th 1824 and / marked this at Miss Cornwalls school Glast' y 1833 / In the soft scenes of life / When cares are small and few / I ll show to others of my age / What busy hands can do S S H . //
Owner
Historical Society of Glastonbury, Glastonbury, CT
Name of School
Miss Cornwall's School, Glastonbury, CT