ABOUT
HOW TO USE
SEARCH
JOURNEYS
CLASSROOM
COPYRIGHT
SITEMAP
HOME
Log in
|
Help
|
English
English
Engish-Pirate
한국어
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Search by date
from
after
before
on
to
Searching collections:
Connecticut History Online
Add or remove collections
Home
Elizabeth Potter Moore's Sampler
Reference URL
Share
Add tags
Comment
Rate
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
Paste link in email, IM, or document
Paste HTML to embed in website
Elizabeth Potter Moore's Sampler
View Description
Download
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
Print
Image
Text
Loading content ...
Description
Rating
Title
Elizabeth
Potter
Moore's
Sampler
Creator
Moore , Elizabeth Potter
Place
Norwich (Conn.)
Norwichtown (Conn.)
Topic
School children
Courthouses
Church buildings
School buildings
Taverns (Inns)
Genre
Needlework
Theme
Lifestyle
Infrastructure
Description
Sampler
is
organized
into
nine
octagonal
frames
. The
center
octagon
depicts
a
landscape
with a
church
and
other
buildings
,
most
likely
of
Norwichtown
green
.
Other
octagons
include
alphabets
,
flowers
,
birds
, and
two
children
standing
beneath
a
tree
. The
inscription
reads
: "The
fear
of/
the
Lord
is/
the
beginning/of
wisdom/Remember
ye/creator
in
the/days
of
your/youth
is
in the
right-center
octagon
.
Signature
reads
:
Elizabeth
P
.
Moore/Aged
nine
years/Norwich
1831.
"
Notes
Elizabeth
Potter
Moore
was the
daughter
of
Nancy
Trapp
(1783-1857)
and
George
Moore
(1777-1852)
. The
family
lived
in the
center
of
Norwich
.
Elizabeth's
sampler
probably
depicts
Norwichtown
Green
.
Buildings
include
the
Lathrop
schoolhouse
, the
first
Congregational
Church
, the
old
Norwich
courthouse
, and a
tavern
,
possibly
the
Carew-Huntington
Tavern
.
Elizabeth
married
Uriah
Avery
Pollard
in
1844
and
moved
to
New
York
.
Date created
1831
Physical format
1
Needlework
picture
;
40
x
48.3
cm
.
Digital format
image/jp2
Identifier
Accession
number
:
2008.3.0
File
name
:
2008_3_0.tif
Source
The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Graphics
Collection
, The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
,
Hartford
.
Sub-collection
Artifacts
Tags
Add tags
for Elizabeth Potter Moore's Sampler
View as list
|
View as tag cloud
|
report abuse
Comments
Post a Comment
for
Elizabeth Potter Moore's Sampler
Your rating was saved.
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
Submit
Cancel
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
B
Biological Specimens
C
Connecticut History Online
G
Graphic Materials
M
Maps
P
Photographs
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel