(In center); Moores-Town School / By love directed, and in mercy meant / Are trials suffer'd, and afflication sent / To wean from earth, and bid our wishes soar, / To that blest clime, where pain shall be no more. / Wrought in the year of our Lord 1804 / By Margaret Schanck Daughter of / Rusef and Elizabeth / Aged 14 years. / (At lower L); Jane Hendrickson / Schanck was born july / the 2nd 1803 and depart / ed this life april 27th / 1804. (At lower R); Margaret Schanck / was born october the 4th / in the year of our lord / MDCCXC. (At lower center); Elizabeth Cowperthwhite (perhaps teacher)

Maker

Schanck, Margaret (age 14)

Date made

1804

Origin

Moorestown, NJ US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Memorial sampler mourns the loss of the maker's infant sister, Jane. Decorative floral motifs with a center wreath.

Inscription

(In center); Moores-Town School / By love directed, and in mercy meant / Are trials suffer'd, and afflication sent / To wean from earth, and bid our wishes soar, / To that blest clime, where pain shall be no more. / Wrought in the year of our Lord 1804 / By Margaret Schanck Daughter of / Rusef and Elizabeth / Aged 14 years. / (At lower L); Jane Hendrickson / Schanck was born july / the 2nd 1803 and depart / ed this life april 27th / 1804. (At lower R); Margaret Schanck / was born october the 4th / in the year of our lord / MDCCXC. (At lower center); Elizabeth Cowperthwhite (perhaps teacher)

Historical Owner

#60.112 Anonymous gift

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Name of School

MooresTown School, Moorestown, NJ