FINE EARLY NEW HAMPSHIRE SAMPLER ~ HANNAH CLARK b.1793

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FINE EARLY NEW HAMPSHIRE SAMPLER ~ HANNAH CLARK b.1793 Description: An exceptionally clean, almost pristine, and finely worked sampler completed by Hannah Clark circa 1805. Although Hannah does not give us the exact date she completed her sampler, she thoughtfully has provided us with not only her date of birth, August 7th AD 1793 but also the name of her town, Landaff NH . Hannah would have been about 12 years of age in 1805 and would undoubtedly have completed her sampler within a few years of that date. Hannah's sampler is an impressively large size, measuring about 17 ½" wide by 17" high with a total framed size of just over 19 ½" x 19". The frame is a lovely antique veneered frame (with some expected loss to the veneer). The sampler is composed of 9 lines of abc's with one number string 1-10 and Hannah has also inserted her name on the 6th line at the far right. Her use of horizontal borders is exceptional, including some lovely blues. Following her alphabets we find: Landaff NH wrought by Hannah Clark born August 7th AD 1793 and in the bottom right corner this verse: I thank my kind friends For the care of my breeding What taught me betimes To love work and reading. Centered at the very bottom, Hannah has included a sweet little basket of fruit - the only motif on her sampler. The sampler is finisheed by a large but simple zig-zag type border on three sides and is in exceptional condition - a very fine example of an early rural New England school girl needlework. On the reverse, glued to the current dustcover, is a note (presumably from a previous backing) that reads: "Chris ...Terry... Bobby/Work of your great great great Grandmother/(it then repeats the verse from the sampler)/signed L B Southland Bath". It would make an interesting research project to trace the descendancy of the sampler from Hannah Clark (Noyes) to the author of this note. Genealogy: Hannah Clark was born August 7th, 1793, in Landaff Township in Grafton County, New Hampshire to parents Ebenezer Clark & Hannah Merrill. Her parents were married in 1788; her mother, Hannah, the daughter of Moses Merrill & Hannah Green or Greenbaugh (Merrill); her father, Ebenezer, the son of John & Esther Clark. In 1817, our sampler-maker Hannah married Rufus Noyes, also of an established Landaff, Grafton Co. family. Rufus was born in 1789 to parents Nathaniel Noyes & Sarah Harriman (Noyes) and was one of 10 children! Hannah Clark & Rufus Noyes had six children: Amos C. born 1818, James C. born 1820, Hannah M. (probably for Merrill after Hannah's mother) born 1821, Rufus H. born 1824, Charles R. born 1829, and Jane C. born 1833 - all born in Landaff, NH. Landaff was originally granted as Witcherville to 60 colonists in 1764 (the year Hannah's father Ebenezer was born t and was incorporated as Landaff in 1774 (the chartered name was actually Llandaff after the chaplain to George III). As of the 2000 census the town population was 378. Grafton County is heavily rural with approximately half its area in the White Mountain National Forest. Located mid-state & bordering Vermont on the west, Grafton Co. was one of the five counties originally identified for New Hampshire in 1769 and is today home to Dartmouth College. An area rich in colonial history, in the last photo Grafton Co. is shown in green on the NH map and Landaff Township is shown in red on the map of the county. Terms: Insured domestic shipping will be $35.00. Prompt payment is appreciated and expected within 5 days by Paypal or cashiers check/money order. Please let me know if you will be mailing payment. I will be happy to leave positive feedback for you once I know that your purchase has arrived safely. If you are unhappy in any way, please contact me immediately. I will accept returns if the item is not as I have described. Returns must be made within 5 days and will be for the bid price only; shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Please email with any questions BEFORE bidding. I ship USPS Priority Mail or UPS within the US and insu... read more

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