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sampler

1695

Mary Wilson (American)

1985.179

Not currently on view

linensilk

Artwork Details

ArtistCreation Date
1695
Creation Location
United States
Materials
linen, silk
Object Types
samplers
Dimensions

30-3/8 x 8-1/4 in.

Mark Description

Inscribed at top: Sweet children wisdom you invites to hearken tho hur voice / Shee offers to your race delights most worthy of your choice Inscribed at bottom: Eternall blessings in hur wayes you shall be sure to find / Oh therefore in your youthful dayes your great creator mind

Accession Number
1985.179
Credit Line

Roger G. Wolcott Fund

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Textile and Fashion Arts

Color Palette

(Cora Ginsberg, Tarrytown, New York); purchased by Indianapolis Museum of Art (1985)



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