(In a cartouch at the top): Whatever nature has in worth deny'd / She gives in large recruits of needful pride / Pride when with fails steps in to our defence / And fills up all the mighty void of sense Note: From an essay on criticism by Alexander Pope 1711) / / (In a cartouche at the center bottom): Harriet Mary Andrews / Her Work Aged 13 Years / 1842 //

Maker

Andrews, Harriet Mary (age 13)

Date made

1842

Origin

MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope. 1711.

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Predominent Motif

A mirror image sampler with matching images on both sides of baskets of fruit and baskets of flowers, women in long Dutch style dress carrying water buckets, houses, birds on branches, lions, love birds, crowns, windmills, large urns with plants. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides.

Inscription

(In a cartouch at the top): Whatever nature has in worth deny'd / She gives in large recruits of needful pride / Pride when with fails steps in to our defence / And fills up all the mighty void of sense Note: From an essay on criticism by Alexander Pope 1711) / / (In a cartouche at the center bottom): Harriet Mary Andrews / Her Work Aged 13 Years / 1842 //

Length Without Frame

17 1/4"

Width Without Frame

13 1/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#T1162 Gift of Mrs. Hans Miller 1938

Owner

Concord Museum, Concord, MA