Sampler
date: label: Date
content: early 19th century
name: label: Embroiderer
content: Hannah Woodman Coffin, American
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Bands of alphabets and numerals separated by narrow geometric cross borders, a verse and inscription, in colored silks on tan linen.
label: Description
content: The verse reads:
label: Description
content: When youths soft season shall be oer
label: Description
content: And scenes of childhood charm no more
label: Description
content: My riper years with joy shall see
label: Description
content: This proof of early industry
place: label: made 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: Gift of Mary S. M. Gibson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1945-54-18
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 stitch on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 25 x 21 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)