Sampler

Museum number:
7-3112
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070003112
Alternate number:
761 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
sampler, linen plainweave ground w/wool embroidery; alphabet, two verses ("Adorn thyself with grace..." and "during the time of life..."; dated 1756; 17 X 43 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
England
Verbatim coll. place:
England attr.
Culture or time period:
English
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1908
Materials:
Linen (material), Wool (textile), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Samplers (textile art)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S1976-1977 #25: Oakland Museum of California (November 12, 1976–February 1, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3112, described as sampler, linen plainweave ground w/wool embroidery; alphabet, two verses ("Adorn thyself with grace..." and "during the time of life..."; dated 1756; 17 X 43 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3112, described as sampler, linen plainweave ground w/wool embroidery; alphabet, two verses ("Adorn thyself with grace..." and "during the time of life..."; dated 1756; 17 X 43 cm

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