Object number1997.7.159
Sampler
Date1781
Artist
Melia Breck
(American (Massachusetts: Boston))
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (mostly square): 16 7/8 x 17 3/8 in. (42.9 x 44.1 cm)
Framed: 23 7/8 x 24 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (60.6 x 61.6 x 3.2 cm)
Framed: 23 7/8 x 24 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (60.6 x 61.6 x 3.2 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th c
Classification(s)
SignedLower left: Melia Breck
Inscribed Inscribed: May works of nature and of art/Combine to raise your thoughts to god / And Jesus Christ his grace impart / To guide us to his blest abode. / Boston May 1781/ Melia Breck Aged 10 Years
DescriptionThree alphabets, two with ligatures and two number sequences 1- 9, a four line verse and an inscription , all stitched in black, are contained within a square frame and divided by simple cross-stitch dividing lines. The frame is bordered by a sinuous vine of roses and rosebuds . There is a small outer border stitched in a green, crenallated pattern. Thread colors are black, green, gold, pink and white .
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