Sampler
1752
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Sampler, 1752. England, 18th century. Embroidery; silk and wool on linen; overall: 33 x 20.4 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Pack McNairy Collection 1942.512
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sampler
- Formatted Medium
- embroidery; silk and wool on linen
- Medium
- embroidery, silk, wool, linen
- Dimensions
- Overall: 33 x 20.4 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: "AAABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIK/ KLLMMNNOOPPQQRRSSTTVV/ WWXXYYZZ/ MP/abcdefghiklmnopqrstvwxyz/ Remember now thy creatour in/ The days of thy youth/ AABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTV/ WXYZ 123456789/ [verse]/ ABCDEFGHIKL/ MNOPQRSTVWX/YZ/ Mary Paul Aged 14 Years April 15/ 1752."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1942.512
- Credit Line
- The Mary Pack McNairy Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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