Image

Mary Yeomans

Sampler,

Description

Maker

Culture

American

Title

Sampler

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

40.6 x 29.8 cm (16 x 11 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Gift of Harriet L. Sheldon

Object Number

23.078

About

Sampler

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"

Use

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