- Maker
- Hough, Martha A. (age 8)
- Date made
- 1832
- Origin
- Whitesbow, NY US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Various floral boughs, wreaths and bowers decorate this sampler. Birds on branches and single flowers. Geometric border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Family Register. Rueben Bough born June 6th, AD1787 / Ruth Parmele Lewis / Born Jan. 15th AD1788 / / Married Jan 1. 1812. Stanly Parmele / Hough / Born Jan 15th 1814 / Ruth Ann / Hough / Born April 11th //AD 1817 / Died May 11th AD 1834 / Martha Andrews / Hough / Born Feb. 25th / AD 1824. / / / / How uncertain is life and how fleeting is time / There is none who can say that tomorrow is mine. / Our life's but a shadow, a span, or a flower / That blooms for a day, and decays in an hour. / / Martha A. Hough Aged 8 years
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1976.45.2 Gift of Chauncey P. Williams, Jr.
- Owner
- Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY
- Owner Private
- Albany Institute of History & Art