c. 1810-1815
Sampler
Hannah Cresson, who attended the Society of Friends' Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia, was educated at one of the many Quaker schools in the area, where she made this sampler. Learning to sew was considered an important part of female education; this practical exercise in stitching the letters and numbers necessary to mark household and personal linens was probably the first sampler the schoolgirl made.
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