- Maker
- Tureman, Mary Ann
- Date made
- 1836
- Origin
- Carlisle, KY US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: #3 missing Z. Numbers 1-10 done twice. Narrow cross bands. Basket of flowers at center top with duplicate flower and bird motifs on both sides. Small flower and leaf border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Though age must show life's fond pursuits are vain / And few the pleasures to be here enjoy'd / Yet may this work a pleasing proof remain / Of youth's gay season usefully employ'd . / Mary Ann Tureman's Sampler, / Carlisle, Ky. July 1 5th AD . 1836 . //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Donated by Miss Virginia May Arnold
- Owner
- NSCDA Traveller's Rest Museum, Nashville, TN
- Owner Private
- NSCDA Traveller's Rest Museum