Sampler, Lucy D. Stickney, American, 1818 - 1902, Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation, watercolor paint Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and stem stitches and French knots on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk in cross, satin, and stem stitches and French knots, with watercolor paint, Nearly square sampler embroidered in soft shades of browns, blues, greens, and yellow on a natural linen ground. The field contains three alphabets, a set of numerals, a verse and inscription. At the bottom, a view delicately rendered in embroidery and watercolor of the Charlestown Neck House. On three sides, a deep border of rose garlands caught up with bows of blue ribbon at the upper corners., The verse reads:, A Morning in Spring, Lo! the bright the rosy morning, Calls me forth to take the air, Cheerful spring with smiles returning, Ushers in the new-born year, Praise to thee thou great creator, Praise be thine from ev'ry tongue, Join my soul with evry creature, Join the univeral song, Wrought by Lucy D Stickney Charlestown November 16 1830 Aged 12, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA, 1830, embroidery & stitching, Sampler
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Sampler, Lucy D, Stickney, American, 1818 - 1902, Medium, silk embroidery, linen foundation, watercolor paint Technique, embroidered, cross, satin, stem stitches, French knots, plain weave foundation Label, linen embroidered, silk, cross, satin, stem stitches, French knots, watercolor paint, Nearly square sampler embroidered, soft shades, browns, blues, greens, yellow, natural linen ground, field contains three alphabets, set, numerals, verse, inscription, bottom, view delicately rendered, embroidery, watercolor, Charlestown Neck House, three sides, deep border, rose garlands caught up, bows, blue ribbon, upper corners, verse reads, Morning, Spring, Lo!, bright, rosy morning, Calls me forth, take, air, Cheerful spring, smiles returning, Ushers, new-born year, Praise, thee thou great creator, Praise, thine, ev'ry tongue, Join my soul, evry creature, Join, univeral song, Wrought, Lucy D Stickney Charlestown November 16 1830 Aged 12, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA, 1830, embroidery & stitching, Sampler
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