Decorative arts

Sampler

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
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.
Credit: Jonathan and Karin Fielding Collection
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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