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Region: Middle Tennessee
1850 Sarah (Sallie) Elizabeth Angeline Andrews
Isabella S. Wallis Slate, Teacher
Union Female Academy
Douglas, Williamson Co.
231⁄2"V x 251⁄2"H
© TSS 055
fibers: silk and wool
ground: 22 ct. linen
fibers: silk and wool
ground: 22 ct. linen
Biography:
Sarah (Sallie) Elizabeth Andrews (1839-1897) was the daughter of George Andrews, a farmer, and Winifred Matthews. She was attending the Union Academy along with Mary Halfacre (TSS 008) when she made this sampler under the instruction of Isabella Wallis Slate. Sallie married Samuel McDowell and had six children.
Description:
Sallie’s large, colorful, and impressive sampler features Proverbs 18:4 as her text:
The words of a man’s
mouth are as deep waters
and the wellspring of wis-
dom as a flowing brook.
The words of a man’s
mouth are as deep waters
and the wellspring of wis-
dom as a flowing brook.
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