Sampler
- Title:
- Charlotte Wilson Sampler
- Object Name:
- Sampler
- Creator:
- Jackson, Charlotte G. Wilson, 1818-
- Date:
- 1829
- Material:
- Silk floss on flax
linen ground - Description:
- Schoolgirl sampler of Charlotte Wilson (1818-). Natural flax/ linen ground sampler worked with lime, green, white, sienna, pumpkin, light blue, pink, and blue silk floss. Includes 3 alphabets
Inscription reads: "Charlotte Wilson Aged 11 Born Octob/ 24 1818. Peterborough New Hampshire." All rows are separated by dividing lines worked with x-stitch designs. The lower half of the piece is pictorial, and includes motifs of pines trees with birds atop, a bowl of flowers or fruits, dogs, and birds. The piece depicts a hipped roof house with hanging sign and outbuilding, likely the Wilson Tavern. The tavern was owned by Charlotte's parents William and Dotia, and established by her grandfather Robert Wilson, one of the first settlers of Peterborough. - Place of Origin:
- Peterborough, NH
- Collection Name:
- Monadnock Center Sampler Collection
- Item Number:
- 1950.96.49
- Accession Number:
- 1950.96
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hattie Wilson - Wilson Scott Estate
- Participating Organization:
- Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society
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