Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
GHS 145Description
Sampler done on linen with blue-green thread, very simple sampler and because of the alphabets on it, this sampler is the model sampler for describing the various types of alphabets, the sampler contains six different types of alphabets and has ten rows of alphabets, all but one of the alphabets have the letter J.
Row 1 A-P #4 pattern
Row 2 Q-Z #4 pattern
Row 3 A-P #6 pattern, stitched in the eyelet stitch
Row 4 Q-Z #6 pattern, stitched in the eyelet stitch
Row 5 A-R #5 pattern, no J
Row 6 S-Z #5 pattern
Row 7 A-Z #6 pattern
Row 8 a-z #7 pattern, lower case letters
Row 9 numbers 1-0
Row 10 a-z #7 pattern, lower case letters
On either side of rows 9 and 10 are the names Clayton Earl (on the left) and Cornelia Earl, on the right, below the alphabet rows is the followintg inscription:
"Fountain of Being teach us to devote
To thee each purpose action word and thought.Dimensions
Width
17-1/2 inLength
16 inProvenance
Notes
Originally thought to be from Westtown school but a phone conversation on 1 February verified this not to be true. Susan Earl is not listed on the Westtown records, possibly could be a local school, not sure.