Sampler
American
1808
Mary Noble (American, born in 1798)
Object Place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Dimensions
Overall: 62.2 x 58.1 cm (24 1/2 x 22 7/8 in.) Framed: 65.4 x 61.6 x 1.6 cm (25 3/4 x 24 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Accession Number
2004.2172
Medium or Technique
Wool and linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Not On View
Collections
Americas, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Hybrid sampler and mourning picture with weeping willow and urn worked in polychrome silk threads on green linsey-woolsey ground. Inscribed, “An affectionate child pays this tribute of respect to the memory of her father who died 19th June 1808. Aet 48.”
Provenance
Inherited by John Noble (1829-1909), donor's great grandfather and nephew of Mary Noble; Inherited by John Noble (1875-1942); Inherited by John Noble (1908-1964); Inherited by John Noble (born in 1937); Gift to the MFA, December 15, 2004. Stanton & Coe reference: Mrs. Ellen Rollins.
Credit Line
Gift of John Noble, M.D. and Family