Mary Ann Thornton (age 9)

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Maker
Mary Ann Thornton (age 9)
Date made
1835
Origin
England
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: both with J and U. Numbers 1-17. Mirror image sampler (all motifs are exactly the same on both the L and the R side): many baskets and pots of flowers, strawberries, geometric trees, crowns, coronets, triangle. Various cross bands. Reversing single flower border all four sides.
Inscription
(near the top): When a few years are come then I shall go / The way whence I shall not return Job 16& 22 / (Near the bottom L): Remember now thy / Creator in ? (On R): the days of thy youth / while evil days come / not / Mary Ann Thornton Aged nine years sept 6 (above) th 1835 //
Length Without Frame
17 1/4"
Width Without Frame
13 1/4"
Owner
Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA
Owner Private
Historical Society of Old Newbury