Shattuck, Hannah (age 14)

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Maker
Shattuck, Hannah (age 14)
Date made
early 1800's
Origin
Brookline, NH US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Outline,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Tiffany (?)
Embroidery Thread
Cotton (?)
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: two with all 26 letters. Numbers 1-6, 1-10. In the lower half in a double saw tooth bordered rectangle: two trees and two urns with flowers set on a stitched grass border across the bottom. No border on the sides and across the top may mean sampler was not finished.
Inscription
Wrought by Hannah Shattuck Brookline aged 14 yrs. //
Length Without Frame
52 cm
Width Without Frame
42 cm
Historical Owner
Purchased
Owner
Private collector
Owner Private
Laurel Gabel