Image
Description
Maker
- Mary Yeomans, b. 1779, American
Culture
Title
Sampler
Year
1790
Medium
Linen ground with silk embroidery
Dimensions
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40.6 x 29.8 cm (16 x 11 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Uppercase alphabet followed by numbers 1-9, lowercase alphabet, uppercase script alphabet with ampersand and number 10, a verse below: "Patience will wipe away the falling t/ear And hope will paint the pall/id cheek of fear Contented al/ways Happines supplies And Virtue/calls a blessing from on high"; maker's mark below: "Mary Yeomans her Sampler work'd/in her 11th year of her/age/1790"
Type
Credit
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Gift of Harriet L. Sheldon
Object Number
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23.078
Use
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