ELIZABETH SMITH Pictorial Sampler, PA, 1831
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“Elizabeth Smith / Her sampler Work'd / in the 14 year of / Her age August / the 19 1831"”
Verse: "The living know That / They must die but all / The dead forgotten / Their memry and Their / Sense is gone alike un / Knowing and unknown"
Worked in cross and chain stitch in 11 colors of silk thread on a linen ground. Arcaded vine with rose buds, strawberries, pink carnations, and other botanicals. Verse at top flanked by two baskets. A band of chain stitched flowers and buds below verse. Floral rectangular cartouche flanked by vases filled with rose and buds. House in 3/4 view with 2 end chimneys.
DATE:
1831
SIZE:
Frame: 16.75" x 18.75" x 1"
Sight: 14.5" x 16.5"
CONDITION:
No ground or stitch loss. Color loss.
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