Object number1997.7.18
Sampler
Date1795
Artist
Elizabeth Williston
(American)
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (tall rectangle): 13 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (34.6 x 20.6 cm)
Framed (vintage frame with glass): 14 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 1/2 in. (36.8 x 23.2 x 1.3 cm)
Framed (vintage frame with glass): 14 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 1/2 in. (36.8 x 23.2 x 1.3 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
Period18thc
Classification(s)
SignedAt bottom: Eliza Williston her work Aged 9 years 1795
InscribedCount that day lost / when low descending sun / views from thy hand / no worthy action done
BibliographyBolton, Ethel Stanwood and Eva Johnson Coe, American Samplers, National Society of Colonial Dames of America, Massachusetts, 1921.DescriptionSampler displays alphabets, a number sequence, 6 dividing bands, and a sawtooth frame surrounding an inscription and verse. The vertically oriented sampler is framed by an undulating vine with green tear-shaped leaves in varying shades of green. Thread colors are rust, green. black, blue, and pink.
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