Sampler (embroidery)

Object number
01.164
Creator
Phillips, Ann Martha
Date
April 27 1818
Description
Wide floral border, two alphabet sequences, one number sequence. Verse reads, "Give me O Lord my early grace nor let my soul complain that the young morning of my days has all be spent in vain." Made by Ann Martha Phillips, aged 8. There were Phillips girls at Balch School in Providence at this time. (ref - Gee Krueger, "New England Samplers To 1840 (Old Sturbridge Village) p. 24.
Object Type
samplers (embroidery)
Subjects
Mary Balch's School (Providence, RI)
Related People & Organizations
Phillips, Anna Martha (associated)