Cone, Caroline (age 9)

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Maker
Cone, Caroline (age 9)
Date made
1831
Origin
Winchester, CT US
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: one ampersand. Numbers 1-(1)0. Strawberry cross bands and simple stitched lines. Two story house at the bottom with a smaller attached addition on R and a tree on L, a large vase with flowers and a diamond motif. Reversing arcaded rose border across top and down both sides.
Inscription
(On L): Time once / past never / returns it is / gone forever / / (In center): Caroline Cone s Sampler Aged 9 Years / Winchester, August 9, 1831 / There is beyond the sky / A heaven of joy and love / And holy children when they die / Go to that world abve. / (On R): Proper improve / ment of time / is an import / ant duty //
Length Without Frame
17"
Width Without Frame
16"
Original Frame
No
Owner
Winchester Historical Society, Winsted, CT
Owner Private
Winchester Historical Society