Sampler
date: label: Date
content: 1822
name: label: Embroiderer
content: Elizabeth Miskey, American, b. 1811
notes: label: Description
content: A large basket of fruit surrounded by flowering sprays, and a verse:
label: Description
content: THE TEAR OF SYMPATHY
label: Description
content: No radiant pearl which crested fortune wears
label: Description
content: No gem that sparkling hangs from beauties ears
label: Description
content: Not the bright stars which night's blue arch adorn
label: Description
content: Not rising sun that gild the vernal morn
label: Description
content: Shines with such lustre as the tear that breaks
label: Description
content: For others woe down virtues lovely cheeks
label: Description
content: Inscribed: Respectfully presented to Anthony and Elizabeth Miskey by their affectionate daughter Elizabeth Miskey done in her 12th year Philadelphia April 25th 1822
label: Description
content: Surrounded by a floral border.
place: label: made in
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 Mrs. Henry E. Coe
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-69-71
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Sampler
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk and wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, stem, rococo and cross stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 43 x 61.5 cm (16 15/16 x 24 3/16 in.)