Sampler
- Title:
- Mary Simonds Sampler
- Object Name:
- Sampler
- Creator:
- Hadley, Mary Simonds, 1788-1828
- Date:
- 1800
- Material:
- Silk floss on linen ground
- Description:
- Schoolgirl sampler of Mary Simonds (1788-1828). Natural linen sampler worked with black, peach, pink, blue, blue/green, mustard, lime, olive, brown, and beige silk floss. Sampler is divided into wide stylized floral/ vine border and central block of three sections. Central block includes 3 alphabets and numbers 1-19, separated by bands of various x-stitch designs. Includes urn monogrammed "GW" [George Washington] and inscription "He/ is in/ Glory/ And/ The world/ in tears. Wisdom and virtue evry action movd/ Securing freedom to the land he lovd/ And while the starrs keep their appointed/ Spheres/ Washington shall be named with tears." Beneath floral border: "Mary Simonds Her work Aged 12 years in the year 1800."
- People:
- Hadley, Mary Simonds, 1788-1828
- Collection Name:
- Monadnock Center Sampler Collection
- Item Number:
- 1965.24.186
- Accession Number:
- 1965.24
- 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:
- Leonora Smith Hunter Estate
- Participating Organization:
- Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society
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