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English: Sampler (USA), 1797   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Sampler (USA), 1797
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English: Embroidered in colored silks on a natural linen ground. A single alphabet at the top is followed by a verse: In the center, Adam and Eve are flanking a tree with serpent coiled around it. At the bottom, tulips frame the inscription. With a stylized floral vine border on four sides.
Date 1797
date QS:P571,+1797-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium silk embroidery on linen foundation
Dimensions Frame H x W: 40.6 x 35.6 cm (16 x 14 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
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2008-31-2
Credit line Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers
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  • Type: Sampler
  • Inscribed: Rebecca Knox her sampler aged 12 years 1797
  • Country: United States
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