Sampler
date: label: Date
content: 1772
name: label: Embroiderer
content: Abigail Mears, (American, born 1758)
notes: label: Description
content: In the upper half, bands of alphabets separated by narrow floral cross borders, a verse and inscription:
label: Description
content: From my beginning may the almighty powers
label: Description
content: Blessings bestow in never ceasing showers
label: Description
content: Oh may I happy be and dissipate all worldly cares
label: Description
content: And smiling peace bless my revolving years
label: Description
content: Abigail Mears Her Sampler 1772
label: Description
content: In the lower half, a scene of dogs chasing a stag. With a floral vine border on four sides.
place: label: made in
content: probably Boston, Massachusetts, 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 Rosalie Coe, from the collection inherited from her mother, Eva Johnston Coe
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1974-42-13
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 counted and uncounted stitches: cross, satin, surface satin, stem and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 48.3 x 38.7 cm (19 x 15 1/4 in.)