id: 123499 accession number: 1943.98 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.98 updated: Sampler, 1882. Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917). Embroidery; silk on cotton; overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George W. Bierce 1943.98 title: Sampler title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1882 creation date earliest: 1882 creation date latest: 1882 current location: creditline: Gift of George W. Bierce copyright: --- culture: Netherlands, late 19th century technique: embroidery; silk on cotton department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Sampler find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: rows of alphabets, numerals, initials, names ("Everhard Marinus Wakker and Catharina Ronde"), and inscription: "Anna Wakker oud 11 iaar anno 1882." In center, at bottom: "Anno 1803" (embroidered later). translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE George W. Bierce (1869-1962), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: -1943 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1943- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The orphans often embroidered the initials of relatives on their samplers. digital description: Orphaned as a child, Anna was sent to Burgerweeshuis (Citizen's Orphange) where she created this sampler. She embroidered not only her own name, Anna Wakker, but also the names of her parents, Everhard Marinus Wakker and Catharina Ronde. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.98/1943.98_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.98/1943.98_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.98/1943.98_full.tif