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Grace Cobb & her sampler, 1794 |
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Grace Cobb’s name
appears in the records only at the time of her birth. Grace was a descendant of Henry
Cobb, who arrived in Plymouth in 1632 and Sarah Hinckley, whose brother Thomas was the
last governor of Plymouth Colony. Grace Cobb’s
sampler is almost square, measuring approximately 10 1/4" wide x 11
5/8" high. It is silk embroidery on 30-count linen, worked over two threads.
The colors are very faded, although some
madder pink remains. |
The sampler is predominantly cross-stitch,
with back stitch and long arm cross-stitch. The sampler has a zigzag geometric strawberry
motif around the border, as well as two alphabets with numerals. Below reads :
Fear God and keep his abc
commandments defghijklm
Grace Cobb’s sampler
Aged 13 1794
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for a large image of Grace Cobb's sampler
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Click HERE for an image of the reverse of Grace Cobb's
sampler. |
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Click HERE
to return to
18th century samplers at Pilgrim Hall Museum. |
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