Sampler

Object/Artifact

Saco Museum

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.1

Description

Large marking sampler worked by Alsa Ann Scamman on unbleached linen in silk thread. Work in predominantly brown and blue threads in cross, satin, and straight stitches. Four uppercase alphabets, two lower case alphabets, and one series of numbers above a serrated decorative band. Below the band is the verse: "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them." And the inscription: "Alsa Ann Scamman. aged 14 years" At the bottom is a large decorative vine worked in shades of blue and brown.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Scamman, Alsa Ann

Role

Needleworker

Date made

circa 1835

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

16-3/4 in

Material

silk thread on linen

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label Type

Object Label

Label

Alsa Ann Scamman (1821–1837) Marking sampler, circa 1835 Probably worked in Saco, Maine (school unknown) Silk thread on linen Cross, satin, and straight stitches Collection of the Dyer Library and Saco Museum