What tho' in solemn silence all. / Move round this dark terrestrlal ball. / What tho' nor real voice not sound. / Amid their radiant orbs be found. / In Reason's ear they all rejoice. / And upper forth a glorious voice. / For ever singing as they shine ./ The hand that made us is Divine. / (In a stitched cartouche): Julia Ann Crowley. / Aged 10 years. th' 14th/ of Decr. 1809. (At the bottom): Washington Navy Yard February th 10th 1810 //

Maker

Crowlley, Julia Ann

Date made

1810

Origin

Dictrict of Columbia, US

Stitches

Button hole, Cross, Double button hole, Half cross, Hem, Outline, Roumanian, Satin, and an unidentified stitch in tree trunks.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Chenille

Predominent Motif

Flower motifs flank both sides of the verse. At the bottom half of sampler consists of a three-story brick building with two chimneys flanked by trees with large birds on top. The building is situated on a lawn of grass with figures of a man and woman, woman and child, chicken, dog, birds, and small plants.

Inscription

What tho' in solemn silence all. / Move round this dark terrestrlal ball. / What tho' nor real voice not sound. / Amid their radiant orbs be found. / In Reason's ear they all rejoice. / And upper forth a glorious voice. / For ever singing as they shine ./ The hand that made us is Divine. / (In a stitched cartouche): Julia Ann Crowley. / Aged 10 years. th' 14th/ of Decr. 1809. (At the bottom): Washington Navy Yard February th 10th 1810 //

Length Without Frame

21 3/8"

Width Without Frame

17 3/4"

Historical Owner

#1991-25 Museum purchase

Owner

Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA

Owner Private

Colonial Williamsburg