Bunnell, Nancy W. (age 10)

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Maker
Bunnell, Nancy W. (age 10)
Date made
1830
Origin
Salem Bridge, CT US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Lower case has both the long and the short style S. Numbers 1-14. Simple stitched lines and narrow cross bands. Heart m and flower motifs. Narrow border all four sides.
Inscription
The youth with greatest talent born / Is rough while unrefin'd; / Learning will every soul adorn, / And polish every mind / The loss of a father is much / The loss of a mother is more / The loss of a saviour is such / There's no one on earth can restore / survive the tomb / Nancy W. Bunnell's sampler / wrought in the 10th year of her / age June 24th AD 1830 Salem Bridge Connecticut N . W . B / Let us suppose the virtuous mind a rose. / Which nature plants and education blows, / Let virtue prove your never failing bloom, / For mental virtues will / survive the tomb //
Length Without Frame
17"
Width Without Frame
16.625"
Historical Owner
#11381-2
Owner
Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
Owner Private
Nebraska State Historical Society