Object number1997.7.17
Sampler
Date1793
Artist
Mary Kneeland
(American)
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (tall rectangle): 10 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm)
Framed (tall rectangle): 12 1/8 x 10 x 7/8 in. (30.8 x 25.4 x 2.2 cm)
Framed (tall rectangle): 12 1/8 x 10 x 7/8 in. (30.8 x 25.4 x 2.2 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt top: Mary Kneeland
InscribedAt top: Her Sampler 1793; At center: Think on the Means the Manner / and the End when any great / Design thou dost intend
BibliographyBolton, Ethel Stanwood and Eva Johnson Coe, American Samplers, National Society of Colonial Dames of America, Massachusetts, 1921.DescriptionSampler displays two alphabets, an instructive verse worked around a large basket, and six simple decorative bands. Two men in knee breeches, jackets, and shoes with turned-up toes flank the inscription. Thread colors are red, white, blue, black, and yellow .
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