- Maker
- Bailly, Rose
- Date made
- 1821
- Origin
- Mackinac Island, MI US
- Stitches
- Cross over two, Cross over one.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block 26 letters plus ampersand. Numbers 1-22 plus extra 2. Motifs of butterflies, flowers, birds. trees, a man at bottom L and a female in a long gown at bottom R. A tree at bottom center with a large bird at the center. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides. (Note: this sampler was probably worked in the first school for Native Americans on Mackinac Island, Michigan under the instruction of Marianne Schindler Fisher. Rose was related to the Ottawa chief Pontiac. Note: Be sure to see the nearly identical sampler #4456 made by her cousin Sally and sampler #4814 made by Elisabeth Fisher, daughter of the instructor). Samplers made by Native Americans are exceedingly rare.
- Inscription
- But Lord how long wilt thou permit * / Shall all the honour of thy name * / Why holdst thou back thy strong right hand * / Thou heretofo(re) with kingly powr * / For us throughout the wand ring world * / Twas thou O God that didst the sea * / (In a centered cartouche with two angels); R B a i l l y Mackinac / March 29 1821 //
- Length Without Frame
- 15.9"
- Width Without Frame
- 10.8"
- Historical Owner
- Donated by Mr. & Mrs. John Bowers, Crown Point, IN.
- Owner
- National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Porter, IN
- Owner Private
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore National Park Service
- Name of School
- Fisher School, Mackinac Island, MI
