Sampler by SUSAN MELLIN
Portmouth, NH 1809
Needlework Sampler, “Susan Mellin Born June The 22 in The Year of our Lord 1809 Portsmouth New Hampshire,” worked
in silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets and assorted borders above
a basket of flowers flanked by birds and trees, (toning, fading, minor stains), 21 x 12 in., in a later molded
giltwood frame.
Note: A note affixed to the backing paper is inscribed: “This
sampler was made by Susan Mellin Whitman who was born in 1809/
Grandmother of Alice Whitman Moore (Mrs. Ernest E. Moore).”
Sold
STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER
(860) 388-6809
Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com
View Other Samplers
|