(Near top L): Still where rosy pleasure leads / See a kindred grief I purse / Behind the steps that misry treads / Approaching comforts view. / (Near top R): The of bliss more brightly glows / Chastisd by the wo / And form with artful strife / The strength and harmony of life. (In the center): Trust in Providence is commended / Tis Providence above secures / In evry change both mine and yours / Safety consists not in escape / From dangers of a frightful shape / An earth quake may be bid to spare / The thats strangled by a hair / / Fate steals along with silent tread / Found oftenest in what least we dread / But the sunshine strikes the blow / (Near the bottom): Mary Starbuck born 6th mon the 3rd 1796 / Sally F B Starbuck born 4th mth the 11th 1799 / Llucretia C Starbuck born the 26th of the 8th mo 1809 / Died the 7th of the 10th mo 1812 Aged 3 years 1 month & 11 days / Let nature change sink & die / Jesus shall share his chosen high. (On R): Virtues the friend of life the soul of health / The poor man's comfort & the rich mans we ^ alth //

Maker

Starbuck, Mary (?)

Date made

ca. 1813

Origin

Nantucket, MA US

Stitches

Cross,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines. Two verses followed by geological information. Simple border all four sides. (Note: this sampler combines three elements. Perhaps it was started as a simple alphabet sampler when the loss of a little sister changed its purpose prompting the heart wrenching poems followed by the birth dates of the three girls. Or perhaps it was taken over by a distraught Mother who used it to vent her frustration at the loss of her youngest child. We can never be sure).

Inscription

(Near top L): Still where rosy pleasure leads / See a kindred grief I purse / Behind the steps that misry treads / Approaching comforts view. / (Near top R): The of bliss more brightly glows / Chastisd by the wo / And form with artful strife / The strength and harmony of life. (In the center): Trust in Providence is commended / Tis Providence above secures / In evry change both mine and yours / Safety consists not in escape / From dangers of a frightful shape / An earth quake may be bid to spare / The thats strangled by a hair / / Fate steals along with silent tread / Found oftenest in what least we dread / But the sunshine strikes the blow / (Near the bottom): Mary Starbuck born 6th mon the 3rd 1796 / Sally F B Starbuck born 4th mth the 11th 1799 / Llucretia C Starbuck born the 26th of the 8th mo 1809 / Died the 7th of the 10th mo 1812 Aged 3 years 1 month & 11 days / Let nature change sink & die / Jesus shall share his chosen high. (On R): Virtues the friend of life the soul of health / The poor man's comfort & the rich mans we ^ alth //

Length Without Frame

13 1/4"

Width Without Frame

14 1/4"

Historical Owner

#1919.0024.001 Gift of Mrs. Susan Mitchell & Miss Katherine Allen

Owner

Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, MA

Owner Private

Nantucket Historical Association