Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
2003.55.1Description
Sampler worked by Sarah Moody of Saco in 1806. Silk thread on unbleached linen, worked in cross, satin, queen, and straight stitches in shades of gold, green, beige, and brown. Diamond border is worked in satin stitch. There are four alphabets divided by lines and decorative bands above the verse:
"To The Ladies
While rosy cheeks their bloom confess
And youth their bosom warms
Let virtue and knowledge dress
Their mind in brighter charms."
Her name is inscribed at the bottom:
"Sarah Moody's Sampler
wrought in the year 1806"Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Moody, SarahRole
NeedleworkerDate made
1806Material
silk thread on linen