- Maker
- Fox, Nancy (age 12)
- Date made
- 1821
- Origin
- Woodstoc(k), NY US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 158 Verse 465
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Row of sheep, dogs and basket with rose branches. Branches with birds, nests and egg. Diamond-shaped figures. Verse spells the word: RELIGION
- Inscription
- Religion, fair descendant from above / Eternal source of happiness and love / Low at thy throne I fall and do implore / In my soft bosom all thy grace store / Grant me a heart obedient to thy laws / Incline to reverence and maintain thy cause / O grant my steps to your celestial skies / Nor leave me here till I to them shall rise / Nancy Fox Sampler Woodstoc / July 30th 1821 Aged 12 years
- Length With Frame
- 20 3/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 18 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.129 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 158 Verse #465
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center