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Object number1997.7.117

Sampler

Dateearly 19th - 20th century
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on cotton canvas ground
DimensionsSight (mostly square): 16 5/8 x 16 1/2 in. (42.2 x 41.9 cm)
Framed: 17 3/8 x 14 7/8 x 1 in. (44.1 x 37.8 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on view
Period19th c
InscribedThere is a rose without a thorn / Maria thy brow with it adorn / Religion is the thornless rose / And in eternity it blows
DescriptionRose boarder with large and small sized capital alphabet and inscription.
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