Description
SAMPLER. Mahitable Gowdey, probably Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, ca. 1820, silk on linen. Divided rows of alphabets and numbers signed by maker with vining border. Minor imperfections. Framed, 11"h. 11"w. A Mehitable was born to Nathaniel and Lydia Gowdy of Lynn, Massachusetts, on September 6, 1809.