Sampler

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

1993.14.1

Description

Unfinished linen marking sampler worked in cross stitch with silk thread. Vine and leaf border, with four rows of the alphabet in blacks and browns, one row of numbers in white, and the inscription and verse: "Hannah Dennett Born October 1 and In The Year 1817" and "Hannah Dennett is my name/ Newengland is my nation/ Biddeford is my dwelling place"

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dennett, Hannah

Role

Needleworker

Date made

1825 - 1830

Dimensions

Width

13-1/4 in

Length

16-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Image Size: 16.5 x 13.25"

Material

silk thread on linen