Name/Title
Mary Augusta Shapleigh, sampler, 1831Entry/Object ID
2009.60eDescription
Design features alphabets at top, signature and verse at center, and a floral pattern with trees and birds at bottom.Signed "Mary A. Shapleigh Aged 13/ AD 1831."Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2009.60Source or Donor
Sawtelle, JeanCredit Line
Gift of the Sawtelle FamilyMade/Created
Artist
Shapleigh, Mary AugustaDate made
1831Notes
Early Date: 1831
Mary Augusta was the sixth of seven children born to Capt. Elisha Shapleigh and Martha Fernald Shapleigh of Eliot, Maine. He was a farmer. Mary Augusta married Dennis Ferguson of Eliot, Maine, on May 289, 1839.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Dimensions
Dimension Description
in frameWidth
12-3/4 inLength
22-1/4 in
