Ann Morgan
Love the Lord . . .
1832
Physical Qualities
Linen ground with silk embroidery threads, 22 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (52.4 x 43.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis White, from the Collection of Mrs. Miles White, Jr.
Object Number
1973.76.338
Rectangular band sampler with alphabets, numbers, signature, central flower basket and verse. Sampler is worked in greens, bright yellow, rose, blue, black, beiges, and brown, silk embroidery threads on a beige linen ground. Silk embroidery threads are faded.
See inscriptions for verse.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1973; Nancy Brewster (Mrs. Frances White) by inheritance; Virginia Purviance Bonsal (Mrs. Miles White, Jr.).
Anita Jones, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Baltimore Album Quilts: Appliquéd Artistry," Nov. 5, 2003-May 9, 2004.
Inscribed: Six bands of alphabets and alphabet/number combinations Verse embroidered in black silk threads in cross-stitch: "Love the Lord/And he will be/A tender father/Unto thee" and on opposite side of sampler in same: "I Will bless God/And him a'dore/From this time/And for evermore"
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