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Makers / Maker's Age: Shattuck, Hannah (age 14)
Date Made: early 1800's
Origin: Brookline, NH US
School / Teacher:
Stitches: Cross, Satin, Outline,
Embroidery Thread: Cotton (?)
Foundation Cloth: Tiffany (?)
Dimensions: w x 52 cm h
Owner: Private collector
Inscriptions:
Predominant 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.
History of Owner: Purchased
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No