Arts & Entertainment
Historic 1799 Sampler Stolen
The sampler was stitched by a young East Haddam girl who went missing and was never found.

According to Antiques and Art, a historic sampler is missing from the Welles Shipman Ward House. The sampler reads, "When this you see/ remember me/ Matilda Cone, Aged 9 years/ East haddam 1799." Little Matilda disappeared sometime after stitching the sampler and was never found.
The sampler is 87/8 by 77/8 inches in its frame, with the needlework filling the frame and was stiched by in 1799.
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