Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effort of an infant hand / And while her fingers oer this canvass move / Engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love / With thy dear children let her share a Part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart. / May I with equal art engrave each gentle Virtue / on my heart and as life wears away may I grow......./ wiser and better each day. The ways of wisdom are / ways of Pleasantness and all her paths are peace. / / Anna Vanschaick's Sampler Wrought in the 8th / Year of her age, Albany Female Academy, 1825.....

Maker

Vanschaick, Anna (age 8)

Date made

1825

Origin

Albany, NY US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: each with J and U. Uppercase cursive ends at V (lack of room). Small cross bands. Pyramid motifs at bottom. Arcaded acorn border all four sides.

Inscription

Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effort of an infant hand / And while her fingers oer this canvass move / Engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love / With thy dear children let her share a Part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart. / May I with equal art engrave each gentle Virtue / on my heart and as life wears away may I grow......./ wiser and better each day. The ways of wisdom are / ways of Pleasantness and all her paths are peace. / / Anna Vanschaick's Sampler Wrought in the 8th / Year of her age, Albany Female Academy, 1825.....

Length Without Frame

12"

Width Without Frame

17 1/2"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1957.28 Gift of Mrs. Donavan Farrell

Owner

Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY

Name of School

Albany Female Academy, Albany, NY