Image
Description
Maker
- M M Draper, July 14, 1837, American
Culture
American
Title
Sampler
Year
1837
Medium
Linen ground with silk embroidery
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
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38.1 x 30.5 cm (15 x 12 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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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
Credit
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Gift of Nettie E. Draper
Object Number
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23.012
Use
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