Cross-Stitch Sampler
date: label: Date
content: 1991
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: By the eighteenth century, needlework samplers containing moral and religious verses had become popular. Artist Ira Blount (1918-2020) draws from this earlier tradition in his embroidered piece featuring a fruit tree and text reading “Hear and learn to be silent, be silent and learn to understand, understand and learn to remember.” The end of the sentence is further punctuated by two black birds flanking a gold crown. The image, “wrought” by Blount in 1991, shares an enduring message about the importance of thoughtful listening.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0105
objectType: label: Type
content: cross-stitch
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Aida fabric, cotton thread
label: Dimensions
content: 10 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (26.7 × 25.7 cm)