Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
2022.64.1Description
Large sampler on undyed linen. The sampler has an strawberry and flower border stitched in pink and green. In the center is a floral band; an uppercase marking alphabet; a lowercase marking alphabet; an uppercase decorative alphabet; the poem, "Pretty maid you soon will find those happy years you left behind, to grief and sorrow you are born and every rose conceals a thorn"; a line of random letters and numbers; the label "Charlestown"; a decorative band of trees, hearts, plants, and sheep.Context
Made in Charleston, VermontAcquisition
Accession
2022.64Source or Donor
Fairbanks Museum and PlanetariumAcquisition Method
TransferMade/Created
Date made
1801Place
Town
CharlestonCounty
Orleans 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
16 inLength
21 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Town
CharlestonCounty
Orleans CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America