Sampler

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2011.15.1

Description

Marking sampler on unbleached linen worked in silk thread in cross and straight stitches by Mary Edgecomb Hooky when she was 11 years old. Three alphabets, two upper case and one lower case, and one set of numbers. Mary inscribed her name in the middle, surrounded by a sawtoothed border: "Mary E. Hooky AE 11 years born August 26th 1814" At the bottom is the verse: "A virtuous mind con tentment will find Saco Sept 1825"

Made/Created

Date made

1825

Dimensions

Width

11 in

Length

12-3/4 in

Material

silk thread on linen