215 . MARY GARDNER NANTUCKET SAMPLER , silk on linen worked in black , yellow , greens , red , brown and white ; there are two goats , two sheep and a dog , potted plants , stylized trees , set apart by two rows of sawtooth pattern is the legend “ Mary Gardner in the 15 Year of Her Age . April the 10 1767 ”; followed by “ This Needle Work of Mine Can Tell , When I was Young I Learned Well And , By My Elders I was Taught Not To , Spend My Time for Nought .” 15 ¼ in . x 11 in . Ancestory . com suggests that a Mary Gardner was born in 1752 on Nantucket , daughter of Solomon Gardner ( 1731-1782 ) and Jemima Folger ( 1735-1759 ). The 1767 date on the sampler would correspond with an age of 15 years and the birth date of 1752 .
216 . MARINER ’ S COMPASS PATCHWORK QUILT , 19 th Century , with flower applique basket and floral vine borders . 79 in . x 79 in .
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