Object number1997.7.32
Sampler
Date1859
Artist
Silvie Roth
(American)
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads and beads on canvas
DimensionsSight (wide rectangle): 9 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (24.8 x 33.3 cm)
Framed: 11 x 14 5/8 x 3/4 in. (27.9 x 37.1 x 1.9 cm)
Framed: 11 x 14 5/8 x 3/4 in. (27.9 x 37.1 x 1.9 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt bottom center: SILVIE ROTH
InscribedAt bottom center: SILVIE ROTH A D 1859
DescriptionThe sampler illustrates the story of the crow and the fox, a fable warning of the consequences of susceptibility to flattery. Features, in addition to the crow perched in a large tree with a grape cluster, worked in white beads, and the fox standing on his hind legs below, include a butterfly, paired birds carrying a wreath above the scene, another pair of confronting birds on the ground, and an ornamental tree in a planter. The scene is surrounded by a border of cloverleaf design.
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