Needlework Sampler With Quotations
Artifact IDMO 1941.10.16
Object Type
Sampler
Maker
Unknown
Date1937
Mediumtextile (cotton), thread
Dimensionsoverall H 11 1/4 in x W 9 1/8 in (28.6 cm x 23.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA needlework sampler featuring cross stitched quotations. Red text on a white, hemstitched piece of fabric reads: TO BEGIN THE DAY / WITH AN OPINION / IS TO BE A TRAITOR / TO THE FUTURE / CHRISTOPHER MORLEY / ----------- / AS ARTEMUS WARD / SO SAGELY OBSERVED / --IT'S BETTER NOT TO / KNOW SO MUCH - THAN / TO KNOW SO MUCH / THAT AIN'T SO!" A blue, cross stitched patterned border runs down both sides, and a blue, cross stitched duck is at the bottom.
On the reverse of the sampler is a heart with "F.D.R. 1937" inside it. Also on the reverse is an adhesive sticker with a handwritten number: D-28-70.
Additional DetailsOn the reverse of the sampler is a heart with "F.D.R. 1937" inside it. Also on the reverse is an adhesive sticker with a handwritten number: D-28-70.
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 20, 1940. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
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