(On urn) M.D. (Below:) Who taught my simple heart the way / In feeble accents first to pray / Who watched my slumbers cheered my day / My Parents / Who lived in peace and died in faith / And blest me with their latest breath / My Parents / Oh shades of t hem I held so dear / Your loved remembrance still I bear / In my sad heart - thou livest there / My Parents. / / Betsey N. Davidson Charlestown Agd 10 Charlestown 1806

Maker

Davidson, Betsey N. (age 10)

Date made

1806

Origin

Charlestown, MA US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets and numbers. Large urn in center of sampler. Geometric style flower border all four sides.

Inscription

(On urn) M.D. (Below:) Who taught my simple heart the way / In feeble accents first to pray / Who watched my slumbers cheered my day / My Parents / Who lived in peace and died in faith / And blest me with their latest breath / My Parents / Oh shades of t hem I held so dear / Your loved remembrance still I bear / In my sad heart - thou livest there / My Parents. / / Betsey N. Davidson Charlestown Agd 10 Charlestown 1806

Length Without Frame

24"

Width Without Frame

16 1/2"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#10.125.419 Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art