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M M Draper

Sampler, 1837

Description

Maker

  • M M Draper, July 14, 1837, American

Culture

American

Title

Sampler

Year

1837

Medium

Linen ground with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • linen

Dimensions

38.1 x 30.5 cm (15 x 12 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

At top: uppercase alphabet followed by an ampersand and numbers 1-5, lowercase alphabet with maker's mark below: "Wrought by MM Draper July/14 1837. Providence RI" followed by numbers 7, 8, 9; uppercase script alphabet; verse at bottom: "When we devote our youth to God/It is pleasing in his eyes/A flower offered when in the bud/Is no vain sacrifice"

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Nettie E. Draper

Object Number

23.012

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Sampler with the accession number of 23.012. To request a higher resolution file, please submit an online request.

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