Sarah A Hodgman's Sampler

Silk, Linen

H-18 W-19 inches

Style: Alphabet and verse.
Type of Stitches: Cross, Algerian eyelets, satin, stem.

Verse: "How rapid time glides away Our being how transient and brief Tis hard a moment we stay Before we decay as a leaf."

Inscription: "Wrought by Sarah A Hodgman in Carlisle 1825 Aet 12 yrs".

Border: Hem stitched, and diamond satin stitch on all four sides, floral type design around three sides meeting at the top. Cursive and block alphabet with verse and inscription encircled with a vine.

Other: Sampler is contained in a newer wooden frame, under glass.