Harriet Read Antique needlework sampler Princeton, MA dated 1806 Harriet at aged 11 stitched this needlework sampler featuring a center hall house, various spot motifs, and an interesting verse about female decorum and the art of needlework. Let Female artists blithe & gay/ Their skill in needlework display/ Attentively observing rules/ That ever sway --- politest school. An early note on the back reads “Harriet Read born in 1794 at Claremont, N. H. a granddaughter of Thomas Mason and Mary Baxter of Medfield”. Harriet, was the daughter of John Read and Mary Mason (of Princeton, MA). In 1816, she married Daniel Adams, a lawyer who graduated from Harvard in 1799, they had 6 children. Silk on linen; 15 ½” x 12 ½” sight. Sold STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com View Other Samplers