Wilcox, Sarah Ann

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Maker
Wilcox, Sarah Ann
Date made
1808
Origin
Charleston, SC US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Split.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Sampler is divided into three panels. Upper panel with verse, middle panel with a house, a man and a woman with a dog, and two large and two small sheep all on a small lawn. The lower panel has various tree and flower baskets, with geese and other birds. Arcaded honey suckle border all four sides.
Inscription
(At top): VIRTUE / VIrtue's the chiefest beauty of the mind the noblest / Ornament of humankind virtue's our safeguard and / Guiding sar that stirs our reason when our senses err. (At the bottom): Sarah Ann Wilcox her sampler / Marked in the year of our Lord 1808
Length Without Frame
48 cm
Width Without Frame
42 cm
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#HT 0507 Donated by Sallie A. Bassett and E. Flora Bassett, daughters of the maker. 1919
Owner
The Charleston Museum, Charleston, SC
Owner Private
The Charleston Museum