Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1986.029.001 |
Object Name |
Sampler |
Title |
English Sampler (1841) |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Date |
1841 |
Artist |
Cole, Mary Jane |
Made |
Porter (née Cole), Mary Jane |
Place of Origin |
England, United Kingdom |
Description |
A hand-stitched, square, unframed religious sampler with "I shall fully be restored/ To the image of my Lord / Witnessing to all mankind / Jesus is a perfect mind" on it in a rectangle. Under it in an oval is "Mary Jane Cole / March 3, 1841 / aged 14 years / Kilkhampton, Cornwall." The stitching includes florals around the edges, two birds, two cherubs and other potted plants in the centre. |
Makers mark |
Embroidered with maker's name |
Provenance |
Mary Jane Cole was a great-grandmother of the last owner, Hazel Manning. Hazel's full name was Sarah Hazel Eudry (Audrey) Manning. Sarah was the only surviving daughter of Helena and James Manning of Owen Sound, Grey County, and she said that she was born December 4, 1904 (her birth record reads December 3, 1904). She had two brothers, Lorne Manning [Toronto] and Roy Manning. Ms. Manning died on August 18, 1996, at Lee Manor, Owen Sound. Therefore, the sampler must have been brought to Owen Sound sometime between 1904 and 1907. |
Collection |
Textiles, Needlework & Accessories Collection |
Material |
Linen/Silk/Embroidery Thread/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-32.5 L-33 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Manning, Hazel Cole, Mary Jane |
Function |
A needleworked piece, typical of the sort of item young ladies were instructed in during the Victorian era, to practise embroidery skills, and create a personal record for a wall hanging. Mary Jane's father was an English farmer, but the family had six servants, so she had time to do needlework like this. |