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Catalog Number |
1909.1.14 |
Object Name |
Sampler |
Description |
Small sampler - silk on linen ground - composed of entirely cross stitch. Dark blue, pale blue, green, yellow, pink, and light brown. Strawberry motif around border. Three sets of alphabet at top, followed by numbers 1 through 15. Then text "Letitia Whittemore wrought in the eleventh year of her age West Cambridge September 20 AD 1809 Constant application leads to excellence Youth well instructed maketh age well disposed" Small diamonds throughout to fill our space. |
Date |
1809 |
Year Range from |
1809 |
Year Range to |
1809 |
People |
Whittemore, Letitia Fiske, Caroline Harris |
Subjects |
Needlework |
Search Terms |
Fiske Family Whittemore Family |
Source |
Neal, Estate of Caroline Fiske |