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Makers / Maker's Age: Hall, Phebe (age 11))
Date Made: 1840
Origin:
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Stitches: Cross, Satin,
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Dimensions: w x h
Owner: Dennis Historical Society, Dennis, MA www.dennishistsoc.org
Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: 4 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-6. Various stitched lines. On the center L and R sides a tulip motif. Near the bottom a church and two trees on the L, a basket of fruit in the center, and a two story house with a fenced yard on the R. Across the bottom a row of 8 trees on a narrow green line. Narrow flower and leaf border all four sides.
History of Owner:
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No