Description:
Needlework sampler done in silk embroidery on white wool with a small crown over a cartoche with "Mary Swan / 1793" and decorated with two small dog, butterflies, birds, angels, trees and flower baskets, all surrounded in a stylized border in a very small stitch. The daughter of Thomas Swan (1751-1810) and Sarah Speakman Swan, Mary Swan (1783-1806) was the aunt of Susan Minot Lane (1832-1893), the life-long companion of Miss Charlotte Alice Baker (1833-1909). According to Miss Lane's research, Mary Swan was engaged to Andrew Sprague of Boston (1780-1803) who died of TB on October 16, 1803, age 23, on the return journey of a long sea voyage. The sampler was reframed in the early 20th century. Also see HD 69.0323-HD 69.0326.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Glass; Silk; Wool

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