Angellie C. Briggs

Sampler,

Maker

Title

Sampler

Medium

silk, linen

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

43.2 x 43.2 cm (17 x 17 inches) (sight)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

At upper: uppercase alphabet, "New Bedford Conty Bristle", script alphabet, numbers 1-13, uppercase alphabet, lowercase alphabet, "Year 1836", lowercase alphabet, numbers 14-21, uppercase alphabet, numbers 1-6, at mid center: "Remember thy Greator God/For him thy powers employ/Make him thy love thy fear thy hope/They confidence and joy"; at center bottom: "Wrought by Angellie C. Briggs Age 11 years/New Bedford County Bristol 1837"

Place

New Bedford

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

13.1496

Sampler

At upper: uppercase alphabet, "New Bedford Conty Bristle", script alphabet, numbers 1-13, uppercase alphabet, lowercase alphabet, "Year 1836", lowercase alphabet, numbers 14-21, uppercase alphabet, numbers 1-6, at mid center: "Remember thy Greator God/For him thy powers employ/Make him thy love thy fear thy hope/They confidence and joy"; at center bottom: "Wrought by Angellie C. Briggs Age 11 years/New Bedford County Bristol 1837"

New Bedford

Exhibition History

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