This American band sampler was originally worked in Lynn, Massachusetts. Hannah Breed is mentioned in Bolton and Coe's authoritative book American Samplers. Rows of lettering are intermixed with a row of sheep and cows, a verse, and floral bands. The verse says:

Hannah Breed is my name
New England is my station
Lynn is my dwelling place
and Christ is my salvation
Ages 9

Origin and date: Lynn, Massachusetts, 1756

Linen count and finished size: 25 count, 10"x22". Kit contains fabric, silk or cotton Floss, needle and instructions.

Stitches: Cross, eyelet, satin, long arm cross, herringbone, queen, lazy daisy, straight, Florentine

This sampler was sourced from a private collection.