Object number2024.24.2
Sampler
Date1803
Artist
Mary Elizabeth Salter
(English, born 1793)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (tall rectangle): 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (26.7 x 19.7 cm)
Framed (vintage frame): 12 x 9 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (30.5 x 23.5 x 3.8 cm)
Framed (vintage frame): 12 x 9 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (30.5 x 23.5 x 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift from the collection of Linda Ford Wallace
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt bottom: Mary Elizabeth Salter Watton
InscribedMary Elizabeth Salter Watton / May 4 1803/ M.S /T.S / W.S / R.S. / Beauty soon grows familiar to / the eye Virtue alone has charms / that never Die
BibliographyAncestry.com, familysearch.org, britishnewspaperarchive.co.ukProvenanceLinda Ford Wallace CollectionDescriptionThis Norfolk marking sampler stitched in blue thread on linen displays 3 alphabets, two number series, ligature, crowns, heart, diamond, an inscription and a two line verse separated by 8 dividing bands surrounded by a sawtooth band. Watton was the name and location of a known school not far from Mary Elizabeth's home. Stitches are in blue thread.
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