Maker:

Lindley, Nancy Mary  Search this

Physical Description:

linen (ground fabric material)

silk (embroidery thread material)

cotton (embroidery thread material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 16 in; 40.64 cm x 40.64 cm

Object Name:

sampler

Place Made:

World

Date made:

1800-1825

Description:

Five block alphabets; one script alphabet; numbers to 15. All alphabets colored in pairs or groups. Six narrow geometric crossbands. Verse in lower register flanked by two-story house and tree. Red cotton thread used only for "s" in "Lindleys" and for three small geometric motifs at bottom of sampler. Border of geometric zig-zag on all four sides. Silk and cotton embroidery thread on linen ground. STITCHES: cross, Algerian eye. THREAD COUNT: warp 39, weft 42/in.<br>

<B>Inscriptions:</B><br>

"Nancy Mary Lindleys work done at the age of 8 years<br>

Let virtue be my greatest care<br>And study my delight<br>So shall my day be always fair<br>And peaceable my night,"<br>

<B>Background:</B><br>

Nothing is known about the life of Nancy Mary Lindley.

Location:

Currently on loan

Depicted:

Alphabets  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Sebenius, from the collection of his mother Mrs. C. Harold Sebenius

ID Number:

TE.T14662

Catalog number:

T14662

T.14662

Accession number:

279148

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-b5b1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_649892