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Sampler
Embroidered by: Sally Jackson (Massachusetts (probably Boston) born in 1760)
American
1771
Object Place: Boston, New England colonies, U.S.A.
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave, embroidered with silk in cross, split, French knot and stem stitches
Dimensions
Height x width: 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number2001.739
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLarge pictorial sampler with elaborate floral border embroidered primarily in satin stitch; central portion of sampler includes an alphabet, a moral verse, and a pastoral scene in the center with stag and parrot in a tree.
Moral verse:
"From My Beginning May The / Almighty Powers Blessings Bestow / In Never Clearing Showers May / Plenty Dissipate All Worldly Cares / And Smiling Peace Bless My / Revolving Years"
"Sally Jackson Her Sampler 1771"
Moral verse:
"From My Beginning May The / Almighty Powers Blessings Bestow / In Never Clearing Showers May / Plenty Dissipate All Worldly Cares / And Smiling Peace Bless My / Revolving Years"
"Sally Jackson Her Sampler 1771"
ProvenancePurchased at auction, Skinner sale