Object number2024.24.15
Sampler
Date1808
Artist
Mary A. Boxall
(English)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk threads on wool ground
DimensionsSight (tall rectangle): 11 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (29.5 x 24.4 cm)
Framed (vintage frame): 15 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 7/8 in. (38.7 x 32.4 x 2.2 cm)
Framed (vintage frame): 15 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 7/8 in. (38.7 x 32.4 x 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift from the collection of Linda Ford Wallace
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
Signed Mary A Boxall 1808
InscribedLet the Bonds of Affection / unite thee with thy Family, / That Peace and Happiness / may dwell in thy father's house. / If the Brother is in adversity assist him / If thy Sister is in Trouble, for sake her not. / Mary A Boxall / her work in the year 1808
ProvenanceLinda Ford Wallace CollectionDescriptionA charming small sampler with a verse celebrating familial affection and duty above a domestic yard centered on a red brick, hip roof, central hall house, a picket fence with a pink nose black cat, and trees with red birds - one nesting. Below the dividing line which forms the ground for this scene. The inscription is semi-enclosed in an arcade band topped by confronting birds worked in red, white, blue, green and black chain stitches of silk thread and flanked by fruit trees.
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