Webster, Emily

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Maker
Webster, Emily
Date made
1822
Origin
New Chester, NH US
Stitches
French knots, Cross, Satin, Chain, Eyelet, Bullion, Herringbone, Whip Hem.
In Bolton & Co.
No #511. 1787. Page 319.
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
6 alphabets: 3 complete. Numbers 1- 9. Large floral motifs in the two lower corners, trailing vine with bow under legend. Bird on mound with flowers lower R. No visible border.
Inscription
Teach me to feel another's woe / To hide the fault I see / That mercy I to others show / That mercy show to me / Save me alike from foolish Pride / Or impious discontent / As ought thy wisdom has deny'd / Or aught thy goodness lent. / Emily Webster's Sampler Wrought July 1822 New Chester //
Length Without Frame
18"
Length With Frame
19"
Width Without Frame
18"
Wdith With Frame
19"
Original Frame
Unknown
Historical Owner
#1940.13.2 Gift of Edith Livingston
Owner
New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
Owner Private
New Hampshire Historical Society