Sampler
Sampler made by Minerva Brewster Langworthy, Hancock, MA, 1819
1819
Description
Cream-colored linen with edge folded on reverse for 1/8" long. Navy blue hand-stitched wool border that is 1/8" wide. Inside the border is the alphabet in capital letters and the numbers 1 through 19. Below the border: "MINERVA BREWSTER / HUNDRED SEVEN HER / EXAMPLE MARKED IN / THE YEAR EIGHTEEN / HUNDRED NINETEEN".