Clarissa Dyer's Sampler

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Title

Clarissa Dyer's Sampler

Subject

Clarissa Dyer's Sampler, made in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine at Caanan School.

Description

Clarissa Dyer's Sampler. It has a floral border, an alphabet done in blue and two in white. There are animals at the bottom of the sampler, as well as a house and field. The inscription reads: "The Lord is Good, a strong/ hold in the day of trouble/ and he knoweth them that/ trust in him" From Nahum 1;7. List of births in the Dyer family. Stitch Types: Cross, Eyelet, Half-cross.

Creator

Clarissa Dyer

Source

Daughters of the American Revolution Museum

Publisher

Sampler Archive

Date

1820

Contributor

Gift of Rolfe Towle Teague