Object number1997.7.118
Sampler
Date1807
Artist
Ann Banks
(American[?], born 1799)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (mostly square): 19 11/16 x 19 11/16 in. (50 x 50 cm)
Framed: 19 3/4 x 19 5/8 x 1 in. (50.2 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm)
Framed: 19 3/4 x 19 5/8 x 1 in. (50.2 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedAnn Banks Markd[sic] this November 26 1807 Aged 8 Years
InscribedInscribed: Remember the Creator in the days of thy youth... / Instructed by E. Ladson Lydd Academy (Initials in boxes or compartments like furniture panels)
DescriptionGreek key border, eyelet border, crowns, rows of initials in boxes as described, spaced cross stitch pattern borders x x x x x x x x xxx xxx
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