Sampler
- Object Name:
- Sampler
- Object ID:
- 2015.009
- Creator:
- Emery, Laura A. (1815-1855)
- Place of Origin:
- Jaffrey, NH
- Date:
- 1827
- Description:
- Sampler. Made by Laura A. Emery (1815-1855), Jaffrey, NH, 1827. Embroidered silk on linen. Two alphabets and numbers stitched in brown on eight bands in center. "Laura A Emery Jaffrey 1827" stitched in brown along bottom. Trailing band of roses and leaves stitched on top and two sides.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-10 W-11.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Laura Abigail Emery (1815-1855) was born and lived in Jaffrey, NH, the youngest of nine children of William Emery (1758-1840) and Mary Stanley (1767-1827). Her father was a farmer from Townsend, MA, who settled in Jaffrey during the Revolution. After the death of her father, Abigail lived in Jaffrey with her elder sister, Nancy A. Robbins.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Emery, Laura A. (1815-1855)
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