Needlepoint Sampler, 1824

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Date

1824

Description

A needlepoint sampler made of silk on canvas. Catharine Van Rensselaer created this sampler when she was seven years old to practice her needlepoint sewing. Catharine Van Rensselaer Bonney was the granddaughter of Philip and Maria Van Rensselaer. After she grew up, Catherine married Samuel Bonney. They became missionaries and traveled to China. Catherine started a school for girls in China. She also ran a girls school in North Carolina. She also wrote a book about her famous family. When she visited Albany, she stayed with her sister, Harriet Maria, at Cherry Hill. This item was added as part of the Diversity and Collaborative Knowledge Program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Type

Photograph

Region

Capital District, New York State

Era

Expansion and Reform

Topic

Community

Repository

Historic Cherry Hill

Identifier

808

Source

Historic Cherry Hill

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