Zilpah Wadsworth sampler, Portland, 1786
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 5545
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Description
Embroidered onto this sampler are "Zilpah Wadsworth/her Sampler aged 8" and "1786", "Remember now thy Creator/in the days of thy youth." Zilpah was the mother of noted poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Other Information
- Title: Zilpah Wadsworth sampler, Portland, 1786
- Creator: Zilpah Wadsworth
- Creation Date: 1786
- Subject Date: 1786
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: linen, silk; photo transparency
- Dimensions (cm): 26 x 20
- Local Code: A85-353
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Longfellow, Zilpah Wadsworth (1778-1851)
Children sewing--Maine--Portland
Embroidery--Maine--Portland
Samplers
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Other Keywords
Sewing , Color image , Home, domestic life & personal possessions , Museum object
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