- Maker
- Pets, Mary (age 10)
- Date made
- 1831
- Origin
- Baltimore, MD US
- Stitches
- Cross, Herringbone, Rice.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A large two story building with two chimneys is set on a green lawn on the R. On the L a shepherd stands with his sheep beneath several trees. An oversized peacock struts toward the building. A large flock of birds in flight fill the sky. A tall gated fence is at the bottom. Reversing arcaded acorn border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At the top): Baltimore December th 4th 1831 Mary Pets to her dear Parents worked at the Oblates / School in the 10th year of her age. / V I R T U E / (On the L): Virtue's the chiefest beauty of the mind / The noblest ornament of human-kind / (On the R): Virtue's our safeguard and our guiding star / That stirs up reason when our senses err // (Note: a chart kit of this sampler is available). //
- Length Without Frame
- 19"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Historical Owner
- Oblate Sisters of Providence
- Owner
- Oblate Sister of Providence, Halethorpe, MD
- Owner Private
- Oblate Sisters of Providence Archives
- Name of School
- Oblates School, Baltimore, MD