Sampler
date: label: Date
content: 1827
name: label: Embroiderer
content: Ann Eliza Eyre, (American)
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Male and female figures, trees, birds, and urns of flowers are symmetrically arranged on either side of a large house, with grass and domestic animals in front. A deep yellow rose border surrounds the sampler on three sides. In the upper half, a box framed by a smaller floral vine border contains a verse and inscription.
label: Description
content: The verse reads:
label: Description
content: Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand
label: Description
content: As the first efforts of a youthful hand
label: Description
content: And while my fingers on the canvass move
label: Description
content: Engage my tender heart to see thy love
label: Description
content: With thy dear children let me have a part
label: Description
content: And write thy name thyself upon my heart
place: label: made in
content: USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-69-33
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Sampler
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 46 x 60 cm (18 1/8 x 23 5/8 in.)