Personal Collection of Lewis Scranton
Description:
Needlework Alphabet and Family Record Sampler, Elizabeth J. Cruttenden, Madison, Connecticut, 1832, a strawberry and vine border surrounding five lines of alphabet and seven lines of Cruttenden family record and name of embroidery instructor, "Harriet M. Dowd," above stitched buildings, urns, trees, and basket of flowers, in an early molded black frame, ht. 18, wd. 19 in.
Note: Elizabeth Jemima Cruttenden was born June 13, 1822 and died June 7, 1896. She lived in Madison, Connecticut, her entire life and is buried with her husband, John Newton Chittenden (1827-1895),in Madison's West Cemetery.
Estimate $1,500-3,000
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John Newton Chittenden, Elizabeth Jemima Cruttenden, Elizabeth J. Cruttenden, MadisonStephen L. Fletcher
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