Object number2024.24.9
Sampler
Date1780
Artist
Grietie Niewhuis
(Dutch)
CultureDutch
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (wide rectangle): 14 7/8 x 16 5/8 in. (37.8 x 42.2 cm)
Framed (vintage frame): 16 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 7/8 in. (42.5 x 47.6 x 2.2 cm)
Framed (vintage frame): 16 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 7/8 in. (42.5 x 47.6 x 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift from the collection of Linda Ford Wallace
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt top: GRIETIE NIENHUIS
InscribedANNO 1780 /GRIETIE NIENHUIS
P V M I V N G V M H H G M
ProvenanceLinda Ford Wallace CollectionDescriptionIndividual floral motifs are arranged around a central double-handled urn with flowering shrub surmounted by 2 putti bearing a banner proclaiming the year. Below is a regal garden arbor with a turned baluster fence, a yellow bird and a pair of peacocks. Corner motifs at the cross stitch border - grape clusters and birds on sprigs - mirror each other on the diagonal.
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