Winter Antiques Show 2017
Sarah Ann Bradley Sampler - Price Upon Request
Sarah Ann Bradley’s sampler includes a family record and a verse describing the advantages of learning while you are young and without worries. The buildings at the bottom are in New Haven and associated with Yale. Sarah (1816–1889) was born in East Haven, Conn., daughter of Roswell Bradley (b 1780) and Polly Potter (b 1781). She married Joseph Hotchkiss, a farmer, in 1836 and had five children. The sampler is worked with silk thread on a linen background and measures 24-3/8 by 19-5/8 inches without the frame. Inscribed: Wrought by Sarah Ann/ Bradley under the instruction/ of Miss Maria M. Street/ at the age of 9 years AD 1825. Note: (Maria Street and her sister Frances both taught in New Haven.) A consensus of opinion is that the buildings represented are, on the left, “Connecticut Hall” built in 1752, and “Union Hall” built in 1794, and torn down in 1893 for “Vanderbilt Hall.” “Connecticut Hall” and “Union Hall” were the first two buildings that established the layout of the “Old Brick Row.” Stephen & Carol Huber Old Saybrook, CT 860-388-6809 Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com www.antiquesamplers.com/
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