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Sampler

Emily F. Cooleyca. 1830

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

The field contains a verse, surrounded by an elaborate strawberry vine border which twists around a straight blue frame.The verse reads: VirtueVirtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,Is the best gift of Heaven's happinessThat, even above the smiles and frowns of fate,Exalts great nature's favorites a wealthThe ne'er encumbers, nor to base handsCan be transferred. It is the only goodMan justly boasts of, or can call his own.

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  • Title: Sampler
  • Creator: Emily F. Cooley
  • Date Created: ca. 1830
  • Physical Dimensions: w420 x h430 cm
  • Type: Sampler
  • Rights: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
  • Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch (compound and looping) on plain weave foundation
  • Provenance: By 1981, Gertrude M. Oppenheimer1981, Cooper-Hewitt Museum
  • Inscribed: Emily F. CooleyAged 10 Years
  • Dimensions: H x W: 43.2 x 41.9 cm (17 x 16 1/2 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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