Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
1980.10.1Description
Rectangular sampler made with silk yarn on a plain-woven linen ground. from the top, the sampler consists of a script alphabet (capitals) in pink and blue, a marking alphabet (capitals) in blue, a marking alphabet (lowercase) in white, the numbers 1-10 in white, and the inscription, "Eliza Barnett of Goffstown in the 8 year of her Age/Happy the child whose green unpractis'd years/The guiding hand of parent fondnefs rears/To rich instructions ample field removes/Prunes every fault and every worth improves/This needle work of mine can tell/When a child is learned wee/By my parents I was taught/Not to spend my time for naught./Eliza Barnett of Topsham July The 13 AD 1812". Each line is separated by a simple border line.Context
Made by Eliza Barnett of Goffstown, NH and Topsham, VT in 1812.Acquisition
Accession
1980.10Source or Donor
Atwell, Florence Barnett (1890-1980)Acquisition Method
BequestMade/Created
Date made
1812Place
Town
TopshamCounty
Orange CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
SamplerNomenclature Secondary Object Term
EmbroideryNomenclature Primary Object Term
NeedleworkNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
10-1/2 inLength
16-5/8 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
City
GoffstownState/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America