Shaker sampler
Object type: Sampler
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American, Shaker
Artist: Mariah Boil|United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)
Artist bio: born 1832|American, active ca. 1750–present
Artist role: Artist|Maker
Artist nationality: American|American
Date: 1844
Medium: Silk and cotton embroidery on linen/cotton
Dimensions: 13 x 11 3/4 in. (33 x 29.8 cm)
Geography: Made in Pleasant Hill   United States  
Credit line: Purchase, Edward J. Scheider Gift, in memory of Kathleen N. Scheider, and David S. and Elizabeth W. Quackenbush Gift, 2008
Accession year: 2008