Julia Ann Draper

Sampler,

Maker

Culture

American

Title

Sampler

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

43.2 x 31.1 cm (17 x 12 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

At top: uppercase alphabet followed by ampersand and numbers 1-6, lowercase alphabet below; maker's mark at center: Wroughty by Julia Ann Draper/December 31st 1829. Providence R-I"; verse below: These golden hours will soon be o'er/When I can go to school no more,/How shall I then endure the thought/Of having spent my time for nought."; uppercase script alphabet and numbers 1-11; verse below: "Fountain of Being teach me to devote/to thee each purpose, action, word, and thought/Thy grace out hope, thy love our only boast/Be all distractions in the Christian lost."

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

Credit

Gift of Nettie E. Draper

Object Number

23.013

Sampler

At top: uppercase alphabet followed by ampersand and numbers 1-6, lowercase alphabet below; maker's mark at center: Wroughty by Julia Ann Draper/December 31st 1829. Providence R-I"; verse below: These golden hours will soon be o'er/When I can go to school no more,/How shall I then endure the thought/Of having spent my time for nought."; uppercase script alphabet and numbers 1-11; verse below: "Fountain of Being teach me to devote/to thee each purpose, action, word, and thought/Thy grace out hope, thy love our only boast/Be all distractions in the Christian lost."

Providence; Rhode Island
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