Name/Title
Mary Ann Marden, sampler, 1828Entry/Object ID
2009.60iDescription
Design features alphabets at top, verse at center, and houses and trees below.
Signed "Miss Mary Ann Marden Marked at M A [?] Hall School Aged 10."Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2009.60Source or Donor
Sawtelle, JeanCredit Line
Gift of the Sawtelle FamilyMade/Created
Date made
1828Notes
Early Date: 1828
She was probably the daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Marden. Jonathan was joiner who lived on Ladd Street in Portsmouth.Dimensions
Dimension Description
in frameWidth
16-5/8 inLength
16-5/8 inGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Illustrated and discussed in John F. LaBranche and Rita F. Conant "In Female Worth and Elegance" (1996), pages 59, 109.
Mary was probably the daughter of Portsmouth joiner Jonathan Marden and his wife Sarah.
Status: OK
