Object Details
Description
An educational sampler from 1815 by Mary Ann Palmer Thomas. This sampler features six alphabets in both upper and lower case as well as numbers. She also included two inscriptions. The first author is unknown but appears in grammar books of the time. The second inscription was written by Isaac Watts(1674-1748), English Christian minister. Many samplers included his poems. Red, black, and cream stitching in silk on a cream linen background. The stitches used are cross, four-sided and Algerian eyelet.
Inscription 1:
You must not expect Study to be always agreeable./ like the Rose it has its beauties but is not without its/ thorn
Inscription 2:
Seize the moments while they stay,/ Seize and use them, best you lose them,/ And lament the wasted day.
Inscription 3:
Mary ann Palmer Thomas. November 9th 1815
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
date made
November 9th, 1815
1815-11-09
ID Number
2014.0244.110
accession number
2014.0244
catalog number
2014.0244.110
Object Name
sampler
Physical Description
fabric (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 29.8 cm x 31.3 cm; 11 23/32 in x 12 5/16 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
used
Education
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1694213