Sampler

Object Name: Sampler

Object ID: 1919.001.12

Creator: Bucknam, Ruth F. (1805-1877)

Place of Origin: Medford, MA

Date: 1816

Description: Mourning Sampler. Made by Ruthe F. Bucknam (1805-1877), Medford, MA; 1816. Worked in cross stitch with black, green, and pale pink (faded) silk twist on loosely woven linen. First inscription in black: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF LYDIA BUCKNAM WHO / DIED AUG 10 1802." Second inscription: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF Mr SPENCER BUCKNAM / WHO DIED JAN 17 1811." Then follows an alphabet of script capital letters in alternating green and pale pink, and an alphabet of lower-case letters, also alternating every two letters green and pink. The alphabets are followed by the makers inscription: "Ruthe F Bucknamaged11 years 1816 [with the words run together]. A verse is cross-stitched in black below this: "No more my God I boast no more / Of all the duties I have done / I quit the hopes I held before / And trust the merit of thy son." Another verse in smaller letters is incomplete: "Peace to thy dus..." A simple design of scallops worked in cross stitch in shades of green and aqua borders all four sides inside the hemmed edges. The hemming is done variously, with hemstitching and whipping.

Material: Textile
Linen
Silk

Dimensions: H-13.75 W-12 inches

Provenance: The donor ,Alberta R. Drew (1867-1962), was the granddaughter of Ruth F. (Bucknam) Avery (1805-1877)

Credit Line: Gift of Alberta R. Drew

People: Bucknam, Ruth F. (1805-1877), Bucknam, Lydia ( -1802), Bucknam, Spencer (1772-1812), Drew, Alberta R. (1867-1962)

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