Starbuck, Mary (age 12)

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Maker
Starbuck, Mary (age 12)
Date made
1808
Origin
Nantucket, MA US
Stitches
Cross, Satin
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
O may I now forever fear / To indulge a sinful Thought / Since the great God can see and hear / An writes down every fault / (In a saw tooth stitched rectangle near the bottom): Mary Starbuck born / 10 mo third 1796 / Finished this Sampler in / the 12th year of her age / 1808 / (Below): Friends School kept by Lydia Gardner / Nantucket 2 mo 17th 1808 //
Inscription
O may I now forever fear / To indulge a sinful Thought / Since the great God can see and hear / And writes down every fault / (In a saw tooth rectangle in the lower section): Mary Starbuck born / 10mo third 1796 / Finished this Sampler in / the 12th year of her age / 1808 / (Below): Friends School kept by Lydia Gardner / Nantucket 2mo 17th 1808 //
Length Without Frame
14 1/2"
Width Without Frame
13 1/2"
Historical Owner
#1951.0029.007 Gift of Mrs. Helen Appleton
Owner
Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, MA
Owner Private
Nantucket Historical Association
Name of School
Friends School, Nantucket, MA