Image
M M Draper
Sampler,
Description
Maker
Culture
Title
Sampler
Medium
silk, linen
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
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"
Place
Providence; Rhode Island
Type
Credit
Gift of Nettie E. Draper
Object Number
23.012
About
Sampler
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"
Providence; Rhode Island
Use
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