Object Number 2015.0037.001

Object Name

Sampler (Fancy sampler)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Mathias

Creator (Role)

Mary Lawrence (Maker)
1784-1830
Mary Lawrence (1784-1830), the maker of the sampler, was the daughter of Dr. Ephraim Lawrence (1735-1809) and his second wife Ruth Green of Pepperell, Massachusetts. Her father was a medical doctor, and active in town politics during the lead up to the American Revolution. She married Luther Lakin in 1808. Further research may elucidate the school, and more information about the maker. (RGW, 04/28/2016)

Place of Origin

Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably Middlesex County.

Date

1797

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on tag; "2015.0037.001" [over] "2015.0037.001" (graphite)
2. Inscription; on sampler; "Mary E [?] Lawrence aged twelve. nov 1797" (embroidered thread)

Materials

Canvas; Silk; Linen

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain)

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

17.875 (L) , 15 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

45.403 (L) , 38.1 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• Similar: p. 77, fig. 75; information on similar sampler characteristics