Sampler made at the Moorestown Friends School

Margaret Schanck

1804 · Silk on linen · The American Wing

Made at a Quaker school, Moorestown Friends School, this sampler mourns the loss of the maker's infant sister, Jane. Elizabeth Cowperthwhite, whose name appears at the lower center, was probably Margaret Schanck's sewing teacher. Although this sampler is much more ornate than a simple marking sampler (see 13.69.10 made at the Quaker Westtown School), it has certain decorative motifs, such as the thin leaf and vine border that surounds the central lettering, that are typical of Pennsylvania and New Jersey Quaker samplers.

Artist

Margaret Schanck

Date

1804

Medium

Silk on linen

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Anonymous Gift, 1960