Hannah L. Paulin,
Cumberland County, New Jersey,
1839

Sampler size:
16½" x 17¼"

Price: $7200

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As stitched onto her excellent sampler, Hannah was born on November 13, 1827. She was the daughter of Lemuel and Sarah (Husted) Paulin, who married in 1819 and lived in Cohansey Township, Cumberland County, located in southern New Jersey. Lemuel was a blacksmith and Hannah was one of six children; Hannah was living with her parents in 1850 and indicated that she was a "tailoress." The Paulin family began with the arrival of Henry Pawlin (later Paulin) who settled just north of Philadelphia circa 1681 and much of the family history has been traced by recent generations.

In 1853 Hannah married Harrison Perry, of Bridgeton, Cumberland County. The family remained in the area and became the parents of nine children. Harrison was a successful farmer and both Harrison and Hannah were active members of their community. Information about the family was published in Biographical Review: Leading Citizens of Cumberland County New Jersey (1896).

This sampler belongs to an outstanding group made from the end of the 18th century through the early 1840s in this area of Cohansey and Fairfield Townships of Cumberland County. Characteristics of this group include elaborately worked baskets of flowers, compartmentalized alphabets and inscriptions. The needlework itself is defined by a strong vocabulary of stitches accomplished with great skill. The flowers worked by Hannah are actually padded and worked dimensionally. One or more teachers must have had quite a following amongst the many prosperous families in the area. Hannah's praiseworthy piece, made towards the end of the long period during which schoolgirls worked these samplers, is an indication that the remained constant throughout. Samplers from this group are in major public and private American collections. We hope that continued research will determine the identity of the teacher or teachers responsible for creating this extraordinary needlework legacy.

Worked in silk on linen, the sampler is in excellent condition. It has been conservation mounted and is in a beveled, figured maple frame with a cherry bead.

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