id:			122857
accession number:	1943.120
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.120
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:54.753000

Sampler, 1825. England, 19th century. Embroidery; silk on woolen canvas; overall: 44.5 x 32.8 cm (17 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George W. Bierce 1943.120

title:				Sampler
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creation date:			1825
creation date earliest:		1825
creation date latest:		1825
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creditline:			Gift of George W. Bierce
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	embroidery; silk on woolen canvas
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Sampler
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measurements: Overall: 44.5 x 32.8 cm (17 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	verse above:  "INDUSTRY/ Industry taught in early days/ Not only gives the Teacher praise/ But gives us pleasure when we view/ The work that we are taught to do/ Our parents with exalting joy/ Survey it as no Childifh toy/ But as a Prelude that each day/ A greater Genius shall display/ Go on my dear strive to Excell/ Improve in work and Reading well"; lower left-hand side: Mary Allen/ Fulfilled this/ piece"; lower right-hand side: "March 31  1825/ Aged 10 years."
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