Object number2005.1.3
Sampler
Date1823
Artist
Ann Badcock
(English)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk and/or wool threads on wool or linen ground
DimensionsSight: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (36.83 x 46.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of William H. and Myra M. Mathers
Period19th c
Classification(s)
Signed Ann Badcock/ 1823/ Aged 14 Years
InscribedThe morning flowers display their sweets,/ And gay their silken leaves unfold/As careless of the ___ hours/ As fearless of the evening cold.
Description View of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall. surmounted by a 2 verse poem and embellished with sinuous floral vines and mixed floral bouquets in baskets. In the top register an floral garland carried by birds is draped over an urn flanked by a pair of deciduous trees. Ann
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