Object number1997.7.78
Sampler
Date1827
Artist
Elizebeth Hickling
(English)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk embroidery on wool ground
DimensionsMount: 17 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (43.82 × 32.39 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedBC: ELIZEBETH HICKLING
Inscribed(Central Verse): Tell me ye knowing and / Discerning few, where I may / Find a friend both firm and / True, who dares stand by me / When in deep distress, and / Then his love and friendship / Most express.
BC: ELIZEBETH HICKLING/ aged Thirteen Years/ Finished This Sampler/ At Beeston February 14 1827
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