Mary Harrison's Sampler; Alexandria, Virginia; 1830
date: label: Date made
content: 1830
name: label: maker
content: Harrison, Mary
notes: label: Description
content: Embroidered sampler worked in 1830 by 11-year old Mary Harrison of Alexandria, Virginia. In upper half of sampler, flanking verses, flowering plant with birds flying overhead, and lady and gentleman under tree. Man wears short flared coat and carries cane; lady wears elaborate hat, long-sleeved dress, and pantalettes, and carries small bag with long ribbon straps and what appears to be furled parasol. In lower half, large flat-roofed building with tall windows and columns. On flat roof recessed second story also flat-roofed but with large semicircular window. Building stands on lawn (or hill) flanked by trees, urns of flowers, and spotted dog. Border of geometric strawberry vine on all four sides. Silk embroidery thread on linen ground. STITCHES: cross, crosslet, queen, satin, double cross, four-sided, chain, stem. THREAD COUNT: warp 29, weft 31/in.<br>
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content: <B>Inscriptions:</B><br>
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content: "What iS the blooming fair<br>And tincture of the Skin<br>to Peace of mind from care<br>And harmony within<br>Sickness and age will blaSt<br>All outward charmeS away<br>Virtue will Sooth at last<br>in deathS tremendiouS day<br>
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content: See the Kind Shepherd JeSuS StandS<br>with all engaging charmeS<br>Hark how he calls his tender lambs<br>And folds them in his arms<br>
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content: Mary Harrison Aged Eleven Years<br>Alexandria July 1830"<br>
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content: <B>Background:</B><br>
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content: Mary Harrison was born September 18, 1818, to John and Elizabeth Carlin Harrison of Alexandria, Virginia She married December 28, 1842, Isaac Kell (1814-1864). She died June 30, 1906.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Virginia, Alexandria
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Samplers
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Fred L. Walker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14710
label: catalog number
content: T14710
label: accession number
content: 280469
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sampler
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (ground fabric material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (embroidery thread material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 1/2 in x 16 5/8 in; 49.53 cm x 42.2275 cm