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Sampler
Sampler
Object number1960.9.111

Sampler

Datec. 1780
Artist (English)
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight: 17 1/8 x 15 5/8 in. (43.5 x 39.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
On View
Not on view
Period18th c
SignedCenter: Sarah Thompson
Inscribed Deaths like an overflowing stream / Sweeps us away our lifes a dream / An empty tale a morning flower / Cut down and withered in an hour
DescriptionSampler with border, verse, tree, strawberries, dog, urns and flowers
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