$1,320
Needlework Sampler, "Hannah Marean Wiswall," Newton, Massachusetts, c. 1790, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, depicting rows of alphabets over a virtuous verse, and Hannah's signature line, enclosed in a geometric flowering vine and sawtooth border, (imperfections), 15 1/2 x 12 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Note: Hannah Marean Wiswall was born December 18, 1779, in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Wiswall Sr. (1725-1808) and Hannah Marean (1745-1811), was married to Solomon Curtis (1765-1818) on January 23, 1802, Solomon's second wife. Hannah died April 15, 1838. Toning, fading, losses on some of the stitches on the verse. .
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-28
