Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
1972.28.13Description
Sampler on linen with three alphabets, the word "MODESTY", a poem, and several pictorial elements. At the top are two marking alphabets in black, pink, and blue, first capitals then lower case. The next alphabet in script capitals in pink and green. The next alphabet is stitched entirely with eyelet stitches in blue, pink, and black. Beneath the alphabet, the word "MODESTY" stretches across the entire piece, stitched in eyelets and with the Y and T inserted vertically on the end. Beneath the word is a simple border of a vine and flower buds. In the bottom section is the inscription, "A damask cheek and ivory arm/Shall ne'er my wishes win/Give me an animated form/That speaks a mind within/Sally Partridge's Sampler". Pictorial elements in the bottom section include five people, animals, several different patterns of flowers in vases, and flowering trees.Context
Made by Sarah Partridge in Braintree, VT, ca. 1830.Acquisition
Accession
1972.28Source or Donor
Erickson, Dorothy Edith Maxham (1914-1980), Birkett, Nellie Maxham (1909-2005)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Hutchinson, Sarah Partridge (1821-1854)Date made
1830 - 1835Place
Town
BraintreeCounty
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
OverallHeight
14-1/2 inWidth
15-1/2 in