Sampler
1821
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Sampler, 1821. England, early 19th century. Embroidery; silk on woolen canvas; overall: 34.3 x 33.4 cm (13 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George W. Bierce 1943.123
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sampler
- Formatted Medium
- embroidery; silk on woolen canvas
- Medium
- embroidery, silk, woolen, canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 34.3 x 33.4 cm (13 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: scattered letters of the alphabet; wreathed mottoes, upper right-hand side: "Tho ab-/ sent yet/ beloved/ 1821"; lower left-hand side: "A/ token/ of love/ 1821"; signed in center: "Agnes Dickinson/ 1821"; initials within wreaths, from left to right: "MD"; "HD"; "SD."
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