Object number1997.7.154
Sampler
Date1839
Artist
Arabella Jones Williams
(Welsh)
CultureWelsh
MediumSilk embroidery threads on cotton ground with cotton backing
DimensionsSight (Textile): 17 13/16 × 19 1/8 in. (45.24 × 48.58 cm)
Framed: 23 7/8 × 24 in. (60.64 × 60.96 cm)
Sight (Strainer): 17 5/16 × 18 3/8 in. (43.97 × 46.67 cm)
Framed: 23 7/8 × 24 in. (60.64 × 60.96 cm)
Sight (Strainer): 17 5/16 × 18 3/8 in. (43.97 × 46.67 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedArabella Jones Williams
InscribedInscribed (above the ship, embroidered with cross-stitches in brown color): They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters. These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. CVII PSALM. Verses, 23, 24.
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