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Sampler (Marking sampler)
Mary D'Silver
1793
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary D'Silver (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Museum Object Number
2014.0033 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle.
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Object Number
2014.0033 A
Object Name
Sampler (Marking sampler)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary D'Silver (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This plain marking sampler was worked in 1793 by Mary D’Silver at the Bray Associates Negro School in Philadelphia.
Date
1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: On the sampler
Inscription: "The well-taught philosophic mind / To all compassion gives; / Casts round the world an eye, / And feels for each that lives. / Wrought by Mary D'Silver / In the 8th Year of her Age Negro / School Philadelphia 1793."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- African American maker
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Measurement Notes
Framed dimensions: (H) 12.625 in., (W) 13.375 in., (D) 1 in.