ELIZABETH VOORHIES Sampler, Hunterdon County, NJ, c. 1830s
Elizabeth Voorhies worked her wonderful verse sampler at the age of 11 years
"On fancies wing let Genius soar / While you ingenius arts explore / Let fair Creation lead the way / And silk and needle homage pay / But let your mind ascent to God / Inquire and tread the heavenly road / Then you will shine when all creation dies / And fill a glorious station in the skies"
Worked in cross, eyelet, chain, and holbein stitches.
Attributed to Elizabeth L. Wyckoff’s Redington School
Dan and Marty Campanelli, dear friend's of Glee's, wrote the definitive guide: Sampling of Hunterdon County Needlework: the Motifs, the Makers & their Stories
Possibly:
Elizabeth D Voorhies
Birth: 1821
Spouse: R Van Dyke Ten Broeck
Death: 14 Jan 1855, Rocky Hill, NJ
OR
Elizabeth Ann Voorhies
Birth: 5 Aug 1820, NJ
Marriage: Abt 1840
Death: 18 Aug 1870
Father:: Luke Voorhies
Mother: Abigail Coddington
Spouse: Henry Moore Miller
Elizabeth Wyckoff
Birth: 27 Oct 1749, Redington, Hunterdon, NJ
Father: Samuel S Wyckoff, Sr.
Mother: Geertje Wyckoff
Spouse: Jacob W. Workman Sr in
Marriage: 1778, in Readington, Hunterdon, NJ
Death: 1823, in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky
Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky
DATE: c. 1830s
SIZE: Frame: 14.5" x 19" x 1"
CONDITION: Sampler was originally conservation mounted by Glee 30 years ago. Overall ground in good condition, with one tiny hole under the V of Voorhies. One stain at start of third row. No stitch loss. Loss of color.