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M M Draper

Sampler

Description

Maker

M M Draper (American)

Culture

American

Title

Sampler

Year

1837

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silk, linen

Geography

Providence; Rhode Island

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"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Nettie E. Draper

Object Number

23.012

Type

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Tombstone

M M Draper (American)
Sampler, 1837
Linen ground with silk embroidery
38.1 x 30.5 cm (15 x 12 inches)
Gift of Nettie E. Draper 23.012

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