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Decorative arts
Sampler
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- Date
- 1802
- Accession number
- L2015.41.67
- Maker
- Mary Craig Hamlen(Opens in new tab) (born 1793)
- Dimensions
- 20 x 18 1/4 x 1 in. (50.8 x 46.4 x 2.5 cm.)
- Medium
- cotton on unidentified fabric
- Description
- Needlework, sampler by Mary Craig Hamlen, age 9, with the alphabet in several different styles and the with the verse - Quickly lay hold on time while to your Power / Be careful well to husband every hour / Wisdom to gold prefer, for ‘tis much less / To make your fortune than your happiness.
