- Maker
- Rine, Willamina (age 12) (Nov. 8, 1801)
- Date made
- 17th century
- Origin
- Lancaster, PA US
- Stitches
- Satin, Stem, Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 215
- Foundation Cloth
- Cotton
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In a central oval a girl in a long dress stands beneath an overhanging tree. A floral swag above and a leaf swag beneath. No border.
- Inscription
- (At the bottom): Willamina Rine a Daughter of Christian and Barbara Rine was born November 8th 1801 and made this / Sampler in Mrs Armstrongs school A. D. 1813 * Lancaster ......Teach me the measure of my Days.... / Thou maker of my frame I would survey life's narrow space / and learn how frail I am (Note: Isaac Watts hymn).
- Length Without Frame
- 19"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1980-38-7 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 215
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
- Name of School
- Mrs. Armstrong's School, Lancaster, PA