Wister, Sarah (age 12)

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Maker
Wister, Sarah (age 12)
Date made
1773
Origin
Philadelphia, PA US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Back, Rococo, Stem
In Bolton & Co.
Yes Page 88 Verse 342, 361
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Three sections of verse between wide rows of cross bands with saw tooth edgings. Two small animals (a deer and a dog) at the end of the first verse. All done in a stitched rectangle with an arcaded carnation border all four sides.
Inscription
Lord grant me Wisdom to direct my ways / I ask not Riches nor yet length of Days / Oh happiness our beings end and aim / Good pleasure ease content what err thy name / Plant of celistial seed if dropd below / Say in what mortal soil thou deignst to grow / SARAH WISTERS WORK 1773 Wister
Length Without Frame
11 1/4"
Length With Frame
15 1/8"
Width Without Frame
9 7/8"
Wdith With Frame
13 9/16"
Historical Owner
#1975-128-1 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
Bolton & Co. Page
88
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Name of School
Benezet (Quaker) School, Philadelphia, PA