Sprague, Mary

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Maker
Sprague, Mary
Date made
1807
Origin
Cranston, RI US
Stitches
Chain, Cross
In Bolton & Co.
Yes Page 225 Verse 28, 609, 700
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: #3 missing the J. Numbers 1-11. A wide cross band at the top of flowers and at the bottom of birds with simple stitched lines between. Various small motifs. Single stitch border. (Note: for an identical sampler see #2927 done by Phebe Sprague (sister or cousin?) also done in 1807).
Inscription
Mary Sprague Of / Cranston Was Born on ??? March 6th 1799 / Virtue is the chiefest beauty of the mind / the noblest ornament of human kind / Virtue is our safeguard and our guiding star / That stirs up reason when our senses err / I have seen the bright azure of morn / With darkness and clouds shadowed o'er, / I have found that the rose has a thorn / Which will wound when its bloom is no more. (At the bottom: Work done by Mary Sprague A D 1807 //
Length Without Frame
16 1/2:
Width Without Frame
16"
Historical Owner
#1999.72.3 Gift of William Claflin
Bolton & Co. Page
225 Verse 28, 609, 700
Owner
Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
Owner Private
Rhode Island Historical Society