Object number1997.7.49
Sampler
Date1810
Artist
Phoebe Mutimer
(English)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk threads on cotton ground
DimensionsMount: 15 1/2 × 11 5/16 in. (39.37 × 28.73 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
Period19th c
Classification(s)
SignedBC: Phebe Mutimer
InscribedInscribed (spread out through the botanical design): I sign not for beauty / Nor languish for wealth / But grant me O Lord / Virtue & health; (on the outer brown framer's paper, an aged label identifies the framer): W.J. GARDNER / COMPANY / Pictures / Frames / 298 BOYLSTON ST. / BOSTON MASS. [handwritten] 48296
BC: Phebe 1810 Mutimer
DescriptionVerse interspersed with flowers and birds. Satin stitch very formal.
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