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Sampler
Mary Batchelder, American1773
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Sampler with a stylized floral border on three sides. In the upper third are three sets of alphabets and a set of numerals, separated by geometric and floral borders. In the center, three stylized flowers and an inscription: Mary Batchelder Was Born June The 13th 1757 Wrought this Sampler 1773 While God does Spare for Death PrepareA large two-handled vase of flowers is centered in the lower third, with a bird and an insect on each side and flowers scattered in the foreground.
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Details
- Title: Sampler
- Creator: Mary Batchelder, American
- Date Created: 1773
- Physical Dimensions: w275 x h410 cm
- Type: Sampler
- Rights: Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, half-cross, eyelet, rococo, chain, and roumanian stitches on plain weave foundation
- Provenance: ex. coll. Mrs. Henry E. Coe (Eva Johnston Coe)
- Inscribed: Mary Batchelder Was Born June The 13th 1757 Wrought this Sampler 1773
- Exhibitions: New York - Cooper Hewitt Museum "Embroidered Samplers", 2/21 - 5/27/1984New York - Hallmark Cards Inc. "Stitched in Time" 4/30 - 7/18/69
- Dimensions: H x W: 41 x 27.5 cm (16 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Bibliography: Manley, Seon." Adventures in Making..." (New York: Vanguard, 1959) p. 113Davis, Mildred J. "Early American Embroidery Designs" (New York: Crown Publishers, 1969) p. 144.
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