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Sampler
Catherine Cavanaghca. 1820
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
The center field contains a house, scattered motifs, a verse and inscription, inside a curving strawberry vine border. The verse reads: Jesus lover of my soulLet me to thy bosom flyWhile the nearer waters rollWhile the tempest still is highHide me o my saviour hideTill the storm of life is pastSafe into the haven guideO receive my soul at last
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Details
- Title: Sampler
- Creator: Catherine Cavanagh
- Date Created: ca. 1820
- Type: Sampler
- Rights: Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
- Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin and padded satin stitches on plain weave foundation
- Provenance: Ex. coll. Fraser-Martin. Bought in New York.
- Inscribed: Catharine Cavanagh sampler New York May 23, 18--, 7 years.
- Dimensions: H x W: 41 x 40 cm (16 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
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