Martha Ann Mason

Sampler,

Maker

Title

Sampler

Medium

silk, linen

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

43.2 x 40.6 cm (17 x 16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Central motif: Uppercase alphabet; "Wrought by Martha Ann Mason Feb. 1821 aged 10 years"; uppercase script alphabet, lowercase alphabet; Upper left corner: "I sigh not for beauty, nor/languish for wealth/But grant me kind/providence/virtue and/health." Upper right corner: "When richer than Queens/and as happy as they,/My days shall pass/sweetly and/swiftly/away." Lower left corner: "Expect not/perfect hap/piness below,/Nor heavenly/plants on earth's/lowly soil to grow." Lower right corner: "Become/none hap/py by their/outward a[?]/All have their port/ion of allotted care."

Type

Credit

Gift of Caroline A. Mason, Sara J. Mason, and Mrs. Florence N. Gager

Object Number

31.363

Sampler

Central motif: Uppercase alphabet; "Wrought by Martha Ann Mason Feb. 1821 aged 10 years"; uppercase script alphabet, lowercase alphabet; Upper left corner: "I sigh not for beauty, nor/languish for wealth/But grant me kind/providence/virtue and/health." Upper right corner: "When richer than Queens/and as happy as they,/My days shall pass/sweetly and/swiftly/away." Lower left corner: "Expect not/perfect hap/piness below,/Nor heavenly/plants on earth's/lowly soil to grow." Lower right corner: "Become/none hap/py by their/outward a[?]/All have their port/ion of allotted care."

Exhibition History

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