Sampler

Title:

Mary Wilson Sampler

Object Name:

Sampler

Creator:

Wilson, Mary, 1807-1825

Date:

1817

Material:

Silk floss on flax
linen ground

Description:

Schoolgirl sampler of Mary Wilson (1805-1825). Natural flax/ linen ground sampler worked with black, light blue, blue/green, peach, pink, rose, gray, and ivory silk floss. Line border with cut corners in a stylized floral design of vines with simple leaves and pink buds. Includes three alphabets and numbers 1-7. Inscription reads: "Mary Wilson, aged 10 years/ Born June 22, 1807. Peterboro." The lower half of the piece is pictorial, and includes motifs of baskets of fruit, flower stalks, pine trees with birds atop, and dogs. The piece depicts a two story building with hipped roof and an outbuilding to the right, likely the Wilson Tavern. The tavern was owned by Mary's parents William and Dotia, and established by her grandfather Robert Wilson, one of the first settlers of Peterborough.

People:

Wilson, Mary, 1807-1825

Place of Origin:

Peterborough, NH

Collection Name:

Monadnock Center Sampler Collection

Item Number:

1950.96.47

Accession Number:

1950.96

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society.

Credit Line:

Gift of Hattie Wilson - Wilson Scott Estate

Participating Organization:

Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society