Object number1997.7.108
Sampler
Date1824
Artist
Mary Penny Bouth
(English)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (tall rectangle): 17 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (43.8 x 38.7 cm)
Framed (vintage frame with glass): 18 7/8 x 17 x 1/2 in. (47.9 x 43.2 x 1.3 cm)
Framed (vintage frame with glass): 18 7/8 x 17 x 1/2 in. (47.9 x 43.2 x 1.3 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedBC: Mary Penny Bouth
InscribedInscribed: Teach me to feel another’s woe/ To hide the fault I see/ The mercy I to others show/ That mercy show to me/ If I am right thy grace impart/Still in the righ[t] to stay/If I am wrong O teach my heart/ To find the better way
BC: Mary Penny Bouth Aged 12 1824
DescriptionStylized strawberry border on 4 sides, Wave borders, "droopy" peacocks, rosebuds, yellow birds, swans or geese, cross stitich
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