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Sampler (Verse sampler)
Ruth Ann Foster
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ruth Ann Foster (Maker)
Place of Origin
Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
Museum Object Number
2012.0024.192 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne
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Object Number
2012.0024.192 A, B
Object Name
Sampler (Verse sampler)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Ruth Ann Foster (Maker)
Place of Origin
Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Inscription: Below is an 8-line verse worked between two large floral motifs. The verse, worked in brown (may have been black) threads, reads: "With anxious thoughts my bosom heav'd, / When I this piece began, / Resolving it should finish'd be, / Upon the neatest plan! / How far in this I did succeed, / You, reader, will decide, / As your opinion is the tes[t], / By which I must abide. / Ruth Ann Foster aged 12 years Middletown July the 4th."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
17.25 (W) x 17.375 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
43.815 (W) x 44.133 (L)
Measurement Notes
Above dimensions refer to area visible within the frame.
Frame measurements: H: 22 3/4 inches; W: 22 3/4 inches; D: 1 3/4 inches