Object number1997.7.91
Sampler
Date1829
Artist
Sarah Buck
(English)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk embroidery threads on wool ground
DimensionsSight (Textile): 14 7/8 × 12 3/4 in. (37.78 × 32.39 cm)
Framed: 18 3/4 × 14 13/16 in. (47.63 × 37.62 cm)
Sight (Rabbet [fillet 1" wide]): 1/2 × 5/8 in. (1.27 × 1.59 cm)
Framed: 18 3/4 × 14 13/16 in. (47.63 × 37.62 cm)
Sight (Rabbet [fillet 1" wide]): 1/2 × 5/8 in. (1.27 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt bottom: Sarah Buck
InscribedInscribed (in blue cross-stitched in the lower half): 1 / Why should I doubt this love at last / With anxious thoughts perplex'd / Who say'd me in the troubles past. / Will save me in the next. / 2 / Will save till at my latest hour / With more than conquest blest / I soar beyond temptations's power / To my redeemers breast.
At bottom: Sarah Buck May 22 Aged 13 Years 1829
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