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Sampler

Dinah Bird1729

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Band of crowns, alphabet, verse "Without Learning None's Compleat/ Tho' they be handsome, wise or Great/ get Learning then, altho' you be, Of mean Estate or low Degree. For that will give you good Esteem, Altho' but plain and poor you seem, if in useful arts your Time be spent, then leave the world with full content." Then signature, lowerfield with scattered motifs.

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  • Title: Sampler
  • Creator: Dinah Bird
  • Creator Lifespan: 1715/1765
  • Date Created: 1729
  • Physical Dimensions: w160 x h225 cm
  • Type: Sampler
  • Rights: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
  • Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, rococo, running and double running stitches on plain weave foundation; sewn to linen tape and mounted on paper
  • Dimensions: H x W: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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