Sampler by SUSAN MELLIN Portmouth, NH 1809 Needlework Sampler, “Susan Mellin Born June The 22 in The Year of our Lord 1809 Portsmouth New Hampshire,” worked in silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets and assorted borders above a basket of flowers flanked by birds and trees, (toning, fading, minor stains), 21 x 12 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Note: A note affixed to the backing paper is inscribed: “This sampler was made by Susan Mellin Whitman who was born in 1809/ Grandmother of Alice Whitman Moore (Mrs. Ernest E. Moore).” Sold STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com View Other Samplers