Batchelder, Nancy (age 12)

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Maker
Batchelder, Nancy (age 12)
Date made
Early 19th century
Origin
US
Stitches
Satin, Cross, Stem, Crosslet, Chain, Eyelet, Surface, Satin, Straight, Encroaching Satin, Roumanian.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
5 alphabets: upper case block: 26 letters; q not Q, 2 versions of M, T, U, plus additional letters NSABCDMHW. 3 lower case: 26 letters. Script alphabet: no J; to W ( the XYZ are in lower part of sampler with inscription). Numbers 1-(1)0 along R edge. Simple stitched lines. At the bottom: a flowering plant with birds, flanked by large urns of flowers and small flowering plants. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.
Inscription
(On L): Youth like the sPring in verdues clad / Their blooming smiles Profusive shed (On R): InraPtu'd beauties they disPlay / Which win the heart but fade away / Nancy Batchelder aged twelve Years aeiou * wy * / Whilst You ingraVe With Silken art / Let Virtue occuPy Your heart //
Length Without Frame
16 1/2"
Width Without Frame
17 3/8"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#T 8816 Gift of Mrs. Marion J. McLean.
Owner
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Owner Private
Smithsonian Institution