Sibil Fowler

Sampler,

Maker

Title

Sampler

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

42.6 x 35.6 cm (16 3/4 x 14 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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"

Type

Credit

Bequest of Miss Sybil Ada Fowler

Object Number

28.035

Sampler

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"

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