Sampler made at the Moorestown Friends School
Margaret Schanck American
Not on view
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.
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