(On L): When tides of youthful / blood run high / And seens of promised joy are high / Health presuming beauty blooming / Oh how dreadful tis to die / (On R): Patience will wipe the streaming tear / And hope will paint the pallid cheek of fear Content will always happiness supply / And Virtue call a blessing from on high / Lucy Rices sampler / wrought at 14 years of age / under the instruction of H. Foster / Southbridge, Mass / October 3, 1825 //

Maker

Rice, Lucy (age 14)

Date made

1825

Origin

Southbridge, MA US

Stitches

Cross.

In Bolton & Co.

No Verses #231. 1796. Page 284. Verse #630. 1790. Page 334.

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: all 26 letters, one ampersand. Numbers 1-20, plus 30 & 40. Various stitched lines. Single cross stitch border all four sides. Sampler is unfinished.

Inscription

(On L): When tides of youthful / blood run high / And seens of promised joy are high / Health presuming beauty blooming / Oh how dreadful tis to die / (On R): Patience will wipe the streaming tear / And hope will paint the pallid cheek of fear Content will always happiness supply / And Virtue call a blessing from on high / Lucy Rices sampler / wrought at 14 years of age / under the instruction of H. Foster / Southbridge, Mass / October 3, 1825 //

Length Without Frame

7 3/4"

Width Without Frame

17 5/8"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#64.1.29 Gift to the museum in 1959.

Owner

Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA

Owner Private

Old Sturbridge Village