If I [am right, O teach my heart] / Still in the right to stay / If I am wrong thy grace impart / To find that better way / Patty Coggeshall Born / Feb 15th 1780 Bristol (makers given name is Martha). (Note: sampler is illustrated on page 117).

Maker

Coggeshall, Patty (Martha)

Date made

ca.1792

Origin

Bristol, RI US

Stitches

Cross, Split, Satin, Queen.

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 38 Verse #594 (1.) 1761. Page 330.(illus. pg 117)

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

1 alphabet: 26 letters plus ampersand, V & U transposed. Two panels with figures, trees, animals and long tailed birds. Figures across top. Name in rectangle at the bottom. Floral border on both sides. Done at Miss Anne Bowman Usher's (1723-1793) school, which can be identified by distinctive black background stitching.

Inscription

If I [am right, O teach my heart] / Still in the right to stay / If I am wrong thy grace impart / To find that better way / Patty Coggeshall Born / Feb 15th 1780 Bristol (makers given name is Martha). (Note: sampler is illustrated on page 117).

Length Without Frame

19 1/2"

Width Without Frame

16 5/8"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#14.26 Rogers Fund 1914

Bolton & Co. Page

38 Verse 594 (illus. pg 117)

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Name of School

Mrs. Usher's School, Bristol, RI