Object number1997.7.23
Sampler
Date1838
Artist
Sarah Ann Alder
(English, b.1826)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk on Wool Supported on a wood board in an early frame
DimensionsSight: 9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.13 x 35.56 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
Signed Sarah Ann Alder/ Aged 12 Years/ 1838
InscribedTHE loss of gold is great. / THE loss of time is more /BUT losing Christ is such a loss/ As no man can restore/
Sarah Ann Alder / Aged 12 years/ 1834/ Maze Pond School, Southwerk
BibliographySome of the green threads have bled into the background.DescriptionTwelve year old Sarah Ann Alder inscribed her sampler with both her age and date and also the name and location of her school. The predominantly green, gold, and tan sampler displays an upper and a lower case alphabet, a four line religious verse, a small linked octagon and diamond dividing line, two sawtooth dividing lines, a decorative floral band and an alternating flower and acorn arcaded band. In the bottom register the inscription is set within a stylized flowering vine frame. The composition is surrounded by a handsome carnation border.
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