| EARLY SAMPLER BY SARAH THWING (1737 - 1753) |
EARLY SAMPLER BY SARAH THWING (1737 - 1753)
Boston November 9, 1743
17 ½ By 9 ½ Inches
An early Boston Sampler dated 1743 and wrought by Sarah Thwing, the daughter of John and Joanna Davis Thwing. Decorated with the alphabet and numbers and the following rhyme - " Sarah Thwing is/ my name and with / my needle wrought/ ht the same and if/ my skill it had been/better would/have mended every/ letter November/ the 9 1743"
Item number 6292 |
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