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Unknown Maker, American

Sampler

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Sampler

Year

n.d.

Medium

  • Linen ground with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Linen ground with silk embroidery

Materials

silk, linen

Dimensions

43.2 x 41.3 cm (17 x 16 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

At upper: uppercase script alphabet, uppercase alphabet, lowercase alphabet; at bottom: "Holy and Pure are the pleasures of Piety/Drawn from the fountain of mercy and love/Endless exhaustless exempt from satiety/Rising unearthly and soaring above"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft

Object Number

13.1549

Type

  • Textiles

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American
Sampler, n.d.
Linen ground with silk embroidery
43.2 x 41.3 cm (17 x 16 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft 13.1549

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