On View
Not on viewAnn Smith Sampler
Artist
Ann Smith
DateJuly 2, 1789
Terms
- Samplers
- Linen
- Silk Fiber
- Dighton
Dimensions53.2 × 48 × 2.7 cm (20 15/16 × 18 7/8 × 1 1/16 in.)
Markings"Ann Smith is my name & with my needle / I wrought the same in the 10 year of / my age Dighton July the 2 day AD 1789 / From low pursuits exalt my mind / From ev'ry vice of ev'ry kind / Nor let my conduct ever tend / To wound the feelings of a friend"
Credit LineSampler of Ann Smith, Dighton, Ma, 1789. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mr. Frederic Gooding; T1207.
Object numberT1207
DescriptionTextile. Silk on linen; cross, herringbone, Queen, eyelet, satin, tent, and French knot stitches. Deep arcade with floral, tree, and fox motifs. Center image of a house, fence, and tree with bird. "From low pursuits exalt my mind/ From ev'ry vice of ev'ry kind/ Nor let my conduct ever tend/ To wound the feelings of a friend".
Collections
- Needlework
