Sampler
date: label: Date
content: late 18th–early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: At bottom center, Adam and Eve are flanking a large tree. Directly above the tree is a basket of flowers. On either side, urns with flowering trees, embroidered in bright colors, are symmetrically arranged to completely cover the ground. A verse is embroidered in varied colors at the top, and a stylized floral border surrounds all.
label: Description
content: The verse reads:
label: Description
content: On God for all events depend you cant want when
label: Description
content: Gods your friend weigh well your part and do
label: Description
content: your best leave to your maker all the rest the
label: Description
content: Hand that formd thee in the womb guides from
label: Description
content: The cradel (sic) to the tomb
place: label: used in
content: USA
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Emily Coe Stowell from the Coe Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1970-28-7
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 on plain weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22.2 x 15.6 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)