Peters, Ann Maria (age 10)

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Maker
Peters, Ann Maria (age 10)
Date made
1823
Origin
Frederick, MD US
Stitches
Cross, Queen, Whip, Stem.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk, Wool
Predominent Motif
2 story house with a front lawn and 2 poplar trees on each side. A side facing roof with a fence between two chimneys. A smaller building is on the L, perhaps a well house. A carnation cross band at the top with motifs of strawberries, floral sprays and one bird. Strawberry and leaf vine border all four sides.
Inscription
Religion Should our thoughts / Engage Amidst our youthful / Bloom twill fit us for declining / age And for the Awful tomb / / (Below the house): Ann Maria Peters Worked / this sampler in the tenth ye / ar of her age 1823 //
Length Without Frame
17"
Width Without Frame
17 1/2"
Original Frame
No
Historical Owner
Purchased
Owner
Collection of Dan & Marty Campanelli
Owner Private
Dan & Marty Campanelli