Object number1960.9.118
Sampler
Date1830
Artist
Jane Pownall
(Unknown)
CultureWales
MediumSilk embroidery on linen
DimensionsComposition: 17 1/8 x 12 in. (43.5 x 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedStitched signature center in brown thread: Jane Pownall
InscribedStitched center in brown thread: Her Work / Aged 13 / 1830
Vassar Exhibitions
DescriptionBordered by flowers, the upper half of the composition comprises Adam and Eve around the tree of knowledge with a snake circling it. There are freestanding flowers and trees and above them are two stars, two angels, and a bird. In the lower half of the composition are freestanding flowers, some in baskets and urns and a bird in the lower right. At center is the maker's name and inscription.
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