Clark, Priscilla (age 14) (born 1780)

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Maker
Clark, Priscilla (age 14) (born 1780)
Date made
1794
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Satin,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A family record done in an inner rectangle with names on both upper L and R. Lower panel is filled with a wide flower cross band with two large flower squares. Reversing arcaded border with various motifs including strawberries, carnations, birds and other flowers.
Inscription
(In an inner rectangle): RICHARD*CLARK*DEPARTED*THIS*LIFE* IN / 1783*IN*THE*EIGHTY*SECOND*YEAR*OF*HIS*AG / AND*ELIZABETH*HIS*WIFE*IN 1752 / (On the L): IOHNCLARK / WAS*BORN /1749*THEIR *SONS *AGES / STEPHEN*CLAR *WAS *B /ORN*1778*TH12*MONTH / CHAMPION*CLARK*WAS / BORN*11*MONTH* 1781 / iEHU*CLARK*WAS*BORN / IN*THE*4*MONTH*1785 / T*C*D*C*S*A*C*Ay? / (On the R): MARY*CLARK*WAS*BO / RN* 1761*THEIR*DAUGH / TERS-AGES*DEBORAH / CLARK*WAS*BORN*6*M / ONTH*1777* XXXXXXXX / PRISCILLA * CLARK * W / AS*BORN *5*MONTH*1780 / KEZIA*CLARK*WAS*BOR / RN*8 MONTH*1783 / S-A / (Near the bottom): WHEN*THIS*YOU*SEE*REMEMBER*ME 1 7 9 4 / (In a centter bottom square): PRISCILLA*CLARK / HER*SAMPLER*W / ORKED * IN * 14 / YEAR * OF HER AG / iOHN * TIMS* // (Note: John Timms was Priscilla's 4th great-gradfather).
Length Without Frame
18"
Width Without Frame
9 1/4"
Owner
Gloucester County Historical Society, Woodbury, NJ
Owner Private
Gloucester County Historical Society