Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
1974.16.26Description
Framed needlework sampler made by Olive Ann Parker when she was 13 years old, May 1840. At the top of sampler is the verse: "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand, As the first effort of my hand: And while my fingers o'er this canvass move, Engage my heart to seek thy love". Beneath the verse are three sets of the alphabet and a family register. Three sided border of colorful flowers and vines (no border at the top) with a small silk bow at the center bottom. Worked in silk thread in linen in cross, satin, outline, and straight stitches. The register reads:
A Family Register
Abel Parker & Lucy Tetherly
Married Jan. 5th 1818
Rufus Parker born Jan. 30th 1819
William Parker born Jan 3d 1825
Olive A. Parker born July 1st 1827
Nathl S. Parker born June 3d 1834
Wrought by Olive Ann Parker Age 13 years May 1840
Bordered by a design of vines, flowers and trees.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Parker, Olive AnnRole
NeedleworkerDate made
1840Dimensions
Height
18-1/2 inWidth
19-1/2 inMaterial
silk thread on linenInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel Type
Object LabelLabel
Olive Ann Parker (1827-1904)
Family register sampler, 1840
Probably worked in Eliot, Maine (school unknown)
Silk thread on linen
Cross, satin, outline, and straight stitches
Collection of the Dyer Library and Saco Museum