Carroll, Mary Clare

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Maker
Carroll, Mary Clare
Date made
1738
Origin
Baltimore, MD US
Stitches
Cross, Double Cross, Gobelin, Eyelet
In Bolton & Co.
Yes..... Page 36.. Verses: #130. 1738. Page 272.. #345. 1731. Page 297..
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: both missing the J and the U. Numbers 1-10 done twice at the bottom. Various small cross bands of carnations, strawberries, baskets of flowers, crowns and coronets, birds and dogs.
Inscription
Not pleasing objects which soon pass the sight, / Or richest food that highest tastes delight. / Not numbered music which captivates the ear, Or gayest dress that pleases much the fair, / With virtue equal are, my greetings, maid, / These clog our sense, this to the mind gives aid / This New Year?s gift your sampler may adorn, / And pattern be to others yet unborn. / Mary Clare Carroll / January / The First / 1738 See How The Lillies Florish white and fair / See How The Ravens Fed from Heaven Are / /
Length Without Frame
8 1/2"
Length With Frame
11 1/4"
Width Without Frame
18"
Wdith With Frame
21"
Original Frame
No
Historical Owner
Gift of DeScersset Family - Mrs. Henry Keating
Owner
NSCDA Mount Clare, Baltimore, MD
Owner Private
NSCDA-MD Mount Clare