Stokes, Caroline (age 8)

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Maker
Stokes, Caroline (age 8)
Date made
1818
Origin
Westtown, PA US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
Yes.......... Page 227. Verse #762. 1820. Page 350.
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Symmetrically arranged floral sprays, initials, birds and trees. Centered at bottom edge is a Georgian house, picket fence and trees, bordered on three sides by an arcaded floral vine. The "extract" and designs are typical of a Westtown school sampler. A silk ribbon in light pink is stitched on the top and sides.
Inscription
Extract / / By love directed and in mercy meant / Are trials suffer'd and afflictions sent / To wean from earth and bid our wishes soar / To that blest clime where pain shall be no more / (In a floral catouch above the house at the bottom): Caroline Stokes / Work done by her / In the eight year of / her age// (Scattered over the surface of sampler are the following initials: JS RS SS AB SR ER RR RM EM FS SS WT AM //
Length Without Frame
23 1/4"
Length With Frame
28"
Width Without Frame
22 1/4"
Wdith With Frame
26 1/2"
Historical Owner
Donated by Mrs. Harrold E. Gillingham
Owner
NSCDA Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
NSCDA PA
Name of School
West Town School (?) PA