Image
Sibil Fowler
Description
Maker
Sibil Fowler (American, fl. 1804)
Title
Sampler
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Dimensions
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42.6 x 35.6 cm (16 3/4 x 14 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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At top: uppercase alphabet (missing letter "J") followed by ampersand and numbers 1-11; underneath, a small lowercase alphabet (missing letter "J"); beneath this, uppercase script alphabet (missing letter "J") followed by numbers 1-13; beneath this, large uppercase alphabet (missing letter "J"); lower left corner: "Be faithfull to your trust/and deceive not them/that rely upon you"; lower right corner: "Learning is wealth to the/poor hounour to the rich/and a rapport to old/age"; maker's mark in lower center: "Sibil/Fowler/September 4/1804/Aged 15"
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Bequest of Miss Sybil Ada Fowler
Object Number
28.035 Type
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