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Maker
Unknown
Date made
Unknown
Origin
PA (?) US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Cotton
Predominent Motif
A verse. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides. Sampler is unfinished.
Inscription
"A time to read, a time to pray / A time to leave my books and play / To give my heart to God, / A time to live a time to die: / For soon my little head may lie / Under the valley sod. / Now is the time to think of God / While youth is in its bloom / Nor wait until old age prepares / Our bodies for the tomb. //
Length Without Frame
11"
Width Without Frame
14 1/4"
Historical Owner
#1997.7.29 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center