https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1633/archive/files/7148f74335c99cc6b22f073c6ed2be48.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=Pf74N9Otmp4dMQGu6rwj5F90%7E-uBCcZS6-TNbYeKMkFmN3GhMu8ux2YLqBqwvZie4XtKNMq5edYOON-kuwXq012hRVe6W0Hk0bhaeDoSle2IbrU-nrLHjzrJ92hYimNZW-ZNEqEIo31RhlzZ5fvxSmuuu6IdbeNJ8Is%7EFw-6Nf-m8EeVyrzRv771OYdSkGBWDm%7E%7Eejj7%7E41TrMAt6g6DbqAsg77-IBG2UZn6hORdev1vO4J0SxBfPf0GN1NFSSWXIcltMSEKKCh36FzytBVLgn6vkITxSafsaigZCuuGAUkgpKeIi9lTMOtDpkVfZzQXK9O2S2%7E%7EOv2w92oT3seIdA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 527fb6cff8612e9780076d91bb1ede50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sampler Description An account of the resource Abigail Nichols of Fairfield worked this linen sampler when she was 9 years old, embroidering several alphabets as well as numbers, and the 17th-century verse: “Our days begin with trouble here Our life is but a span And cruel death is always near So frail a thing is man.” Samplers were part of 19th-century girls’ education, an opportunity to learn and display needlework and design skills as well as knowledge of letters and numbers. Decorative needlework was an important skill for women, who often used it to conceal repairs to their families’ wardrobe, or to mark the family’s linens. Embroidering her name onto a sampler was one of the few occasions that an 18th or 19th century girl would be asked to “make her mark” on something permanent. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abigail Nichols Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1827 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mary B. Kippen Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Fairfield Museum and History Center Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1973.92