Bouth, Mary Penny (age 12)

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Maker
Bouth, Mary Penny (age 12)
Date made
1824
Origin
ME (?) US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Sampler
Inscription
Teach me to feel another's woe / To hide the fault I see / The mercy I to others show / That mercy show to me / If I am right thy grace impart / Still in the righ(t) to stay / If I am wrong O teach my heart / To find the better way. Mary Penny Bouth Aged 12 1824
Length With Frame
16 3/4"
Wdith With Frame
18 7/8"
Historical Owner
#1997.7.108 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center