Object number1997.7.123
Sampler
Date1822
Artist
Susanna Monks
(American (Chester County, Pennsylvania))
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground or linen and wool ground
DimensionsSight: 20 3/8 x 18 5/8 in. (51.75 x 47.31 cm)
Unframed: 15 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (40.01 x 45.09 cm)
Framed: 18 3/4 x 20 3/8 x 7/8 in. (47.63 x 51.75 x 2.22 cm)
Unframed: 15 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (40.01 x 45.09 cm)
Framed: 18 3/4 x 20 3/8 x 7/8 in. (47.63 x 51.75 x 2.22 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedTop center: Susanna Monks
InscribedInscribed at top center: 1822
BibliographyThanks be to my Friends: Selected Samplers from the Collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (Poughkeepsie: FLLAC, 2004) Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, New York, FLLAC, Vassar College, "Thanks be to my Friends: Selected Samplers from the Collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center," June 5-July 18, 2004DescriptionThe Susanna Monk 1822 sampler is an alphabet and spot motif sampler with a strong Quaker influence as evidenced by the design of the spot floral motifs above and around a central urn and the Quaker style half medallions flanking the urn. Three dividing lines separate the 2 alphabets and the inscription from the decorative elements below. The composition is partially enclosed by a sawtooth frame, which, in turn is framed by a floral band across the top and rosebud bands down the side. Colors are green, pinks, light blue and white.
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