Morse, Martha (age 10)

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Maker
Morse, Martha (age 10)
Date made
1826
Origin
VT US
Stitches
Satin, Cross, Eyelet, Satin,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: uppercase block 26 letters plus ampersand. Uppercase script missing J, lowercase #1 missing the j and has both the long and the short style S, lowercase #2 missing J and Z. All done in an unfinished square with a saw tooth border. Across the bottom a green meadow. A two story house on the L with an unfinished tree on both sides. In the meadow on the R 9 adult sheep and 6 or 7 lambs with one black sheep or perhaps a guard dog?. Sampler is unfinished.
Inscription
(Between alphabet 2 and 3): A C E N T W / (Below): No balmy flower in heaven or earth that grows / Is half so sweet as Sharon's beauteous rose / No tongue of man or angel ere can tell / How much all other sweets it doth excel. / This fragrant flowr revives the drooping heart / Cures ev'ry grief and woe and pungent smart / As wondrous virtues gives celestial peace / Which once obtain'd doth evermore increase // (On the R side): Wrought by / Martha Morse / Aged 10 1826 //
Length Without Frame
21"
Width Without Frame
21"
Historical Owner
Inherited Sampler was made by owners GGGgrandmother
Owner
Anne Gorden Sweat
Owner Private
Anne Gorden Sweat