id:			122184
accession number:	1942.500
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.500
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:53.421000

Long Sampler, 1780. Germany, late 18th century. Embroidery; silk on linen; overall: 101.6 x 30.5 cm (40 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother 1942.500

title:				Long Sampler
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creation date:			1780
creation date earliest:		1780
creation date latest:		1780
current location:		
creditline:			The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother
copyright:			

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culture:	Germany, late 18th century
technique:	embroidery; silk on linen
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Sampler
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 101.6 x 30.5 cm (40 x 12 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	in first panel, wreath with initials: "C.S.T./ I.P.K./ 1780," on left: "C.C.K," on right: "I.P.K."; in fifth panel, rows of alphabet and numerals.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
This unusually long sampler depicts scenes from the biblical Old Testament, including Eve tempting Adam with an apple.

digital description:
Samplers were created as a mark of achievement in needlework by young ladies as they progressed in their education. Because they display levels of skill and technique, samplers often include figurative or scenic decoration along with the alphabet and various horizontal and vertical patterns that could serve as guides for future stitching. Most samplers reveal the pride of a young lady as she showed off her considerable accomplishment in sewing and were treasured from generation to generation.

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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.500/1942.500_print.jpg
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