That Mine Eye Might Closed / Be To What Becomes Me Not To / See That Deafness Might Possess / Mine Ear To What Concerns Me / Not To Hear That Truth My tongue / Might Always Ty From Ever Speaking Foolishly / / Beauty Is A Flower That Fadeth Away But Virtue Is / A Jewel That Will Never Decay / When I am Dead And Buried And All My Bones Are Rotten / When This You See Remember Me Lest I Should Be Forgotten / Mary Tatnall Made This Sampler In the Year 1755 . / Various initials below.

Maker

Tatnall, Mary

Date made

1755

Origin

Wilmington, De US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Predominent Motif

Verse with an arcaded flower (pinks and roses) cross band at the top, another in the center and one at the bottom. Various other small cross bands. Single line cross stitch border all four sides.

Inscription

That Mine Eye Might Closed / Be To What Becomes Me Not To / See That Deafness Might Possess / Mine Ear To What Concerns Me / Not To Hear That Truth My tongue / Might Always Ty From Ever Speaking Foolishly / / Beauty Is A Flower That Fadeth Away But Virtue Is / A Jewel That Will Never Decay / When I am Dead And Buried And All My Bones Are Rotten / When This You See Remember Me Lest I Should Be Forgotten / Mary Tatnall Made This Sampler In the Year 1755 . / Various initials below.

Length Without Frame

14 1/2"

Length With Frame

16 1/4"

Width Without Frame

8 3/4"

Wdith With Frame

10 1/2"

Historical Owner

#1960.013.003 Gift of Miss Mary Marshall Johnson

Owner

Delaware Historical Society, Wilmington, DE

Owner Private

Delaware Historical Society