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American

Sampler, n.d.

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Sampler

Year

n.d.

Medium

Linen ground with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • linen

Dimensions

43.2 x 41.3 cm (17 x 16 3/16 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"

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

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

Object Number

13.1549

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