Object number1997.7.113
Sampler
Date1823
Artist
Sally Glass
(American (New England), b.1809)
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (mostly square): 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (42.5 x 42.5 cm)
Framed (vintage frame with glass): 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 3/4 in. (47.6 x 47.6 x 1.9 cm)
Framed (vintage frame with glass): 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 3/4 in. (47.6 x 47.6 x 1.9 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt bottom: Sally Glass
Inscribed How blest the maid whom circling years improve/ Her God the object of her warmest love/Whose useful laws successfulas they glide/Her book, her needle and pen divide/ On earth let my examples shine/ And when I leave this state/ May heaven receive this soul of mine/ To bliss divinely great.
At bottom: Sally Glass Aged 14 worked 1823/ Praise ye the Lord all his works
BibliographyBolton & Coe (verses 188 & 601 var.) DescriptionThe Sally Glass sampler displays 4 alphabets , a number sequence and 4 dividing lines above a verse and inscription within an arcaded floral enclosure alternating square roses with straeberries or rosebuds. There is a delicate inner border of cross-stitch and an outer arcaded strawberry border. Stitches include cross-stitch, satin stitch and eyelet. Thread colors are green, pink, yellow, black, and blue.
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