IF * GOD * TO * ME * HIS * ST??TV / TES * SHEW * AND * HEAVENLY * / TRUTH * IMPART * HIS * WORK / * FOR * EVER * I LL * PVRSVE * / HIS * LAW * SHALL * HEAL * / MY * HEART / ORDER * MY * FOOTSTEPS * BY * / THY * WORD * LET * SIN * HAVE * / NO * DOMINION * LORD * / DOROTHY ASHTON / HER SAMPLER / AGEED THIRTEEN / 1764 //

Maker

Ashton, Dorothy (age 13) (born 1751)

Date made

1764

Origin

Salem, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet, Satin, Encroaching Satin,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Metallic

Predominent Motif

In the center a rectangle with 1 alphabet, various cross bands and motifs surrounded by a pastoral scene with trees, birds, butterflies, a deer, an ocelot. At the bottom a male figure on the L holds a pole, at center his catch - a fish, at the R a shepherdess with four sheep.

Inscription

IF * GOD * TO * ME * HIS * ST??TV / TES * SHEW * AND * HEAVENLY * / TRUTH * IMPART * HIS * WORK / * FOR * EVER * I LL * PVRSVE * / HIS * LAW * SHALL * HEAL * / MY * HEART / ORDER * MY * FOOTSTEPS * BY * / THY * WORD * LET * SIN * HAVE * / NO * DOMINION * LORD * / DOROTHY ASHTON / HER SAMPLER / AGEED THIRTEEN / 1764 //

Length Without Frame

18 7/8"

Width Without Frame

15 3/4"

Historical Owner

#40.79 Gift of Mrs. Samuel Cabet 1940

Owner

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Owner Private

Museum of Fine Arts