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Object number2024.24.3

Sampler

Date1823
Artist (British)
CultureBritish, Quaker
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (mostly square): 13 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. (33.3 x 31.1 cm)
Framed (vintage frame): 18 x 16 7/8 x 2 in. (45.7 x 42.9 x 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift from the collection of Linda Ford Wallace
On View
Not on view
Period19th c
SignedBottom center: Hannah Pargeter
InscribedAlphabet / numbers / alphabet / lower case alphabet, alphabet / But dear girl, both flowers and beauty. / Blossom fade, and die away. / The pursue good sense and duty, / Evergreens, which ne’er decay. /Hannah / Pargeter’s / Work / 1823
ProvenanceLinda Ford Wallace Collection
DescriptionA Quaker style sampler in black, blue and tan threads displays 5 alphabets and number sequence 1 - 29 separated by eight dividing bands above an instructive verse. Stitches are cross stitch over both one and two threads, eyelet, and four-sided stitch. An octagonal cartouche displays the maker's name and date. Thread colors are blue, black, brown, and tan.
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