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Sarah Ives

Sampler, late 1700s-early 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Sarah Ives, late 18th century-early 19th century, American

Title

Sampler

Year

late 1700s-early 1800s

Medium

Linen ground with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • linen,
  • silk

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • cross stitch

Dimensions

42.2 x 31.8 cm (16 5/8 x 12 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

From top: "Modesty and Virtue are/the brightest/gems that deck/the Fair/With learning/and Religion/join'd Will Lasting Satisgaction find/Sarah Ives"

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

26.183

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts

June 18 - August 14, 1993

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