Sampler
date: label: Date
content: possibly 1825
name: label: Embroiderer
content: Eliza J. Benneson, American
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The center field contains several bands of alphabets, a verse surrounded by grape vines, and the inscription, with a small landscape of animals and insects. With a deep, naturalistic floral border of roses, tulips, carnations, and other flowers, with a pineapple at the top.
label: Description
content: The verse reads:
label: Description
content: Let my few remaining days
label: Description
content: Be devoted to thy praise
label: Description
content: So the last, the closing scene
label: Description
content: Shall be tranquil and serene
place: label: made in
content: USA
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
label: See more items in
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: 1941-69-254
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Sampler
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, eyelet, rococo, running, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 66 x 57.2cm (26 x 22 1/2in.)