antique exercise book and sampler
Ruhamah Simpson Exercise Book and Sampler
Ruhamah H. Simpson (1815-1846), Freehold, New Jersey
c. 1831 and c. 1826
the exercise book watercolor and ink on paper; the sampler silk on linen
The book, 12 ¾” x 8 ¼”; the sampler, 17 ¼” x 12”, sight
The book signed and dated “Ruhamah H. Simpson 1831” and comprising approximately 25 bound pages containing mostly mathematical problems; some pages with drawings. The sampler with stitched inscription “Ruhamah H. Simpson, aged 10 ys 8 mo 19 d, July 13th, 1826.”
$9,500, the two
Ruhamah married Thomas Clayton (1813-1846) in 1838. Both are buried in the Freehold Baptist Burial Grounds in Monmouth County.