Sampler
Nancy VredenburghWW-1838-132092
1838·Linen, plain weave; drawnwork; embroidered with silk floss in cross stitches·64.7 × 52.4 cm (25 1/2 × 20 5/8 in.)
<p>This sampler was made at Mount Tabor Academy in New York and offers insight into sampler making through its inclusion of the length of time that it took Nancy Vredenburgh to complete: only 14 days. The verse entitled “Advice to Youth” is quoted from Ecclesiastes 12:1.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1838
- Dimensions
- 64.7 × 52.4 cm (25 1/2 × 20 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Nancy Vredenburgh
Artist
Nancy Vredenburgh
Textile
Nancy Vredenburgh (American, active c. 1838)
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- Nancy Vredenburgh
- Year
- 1838
- Dimensions
- 64.7 × 52.4 cm (25 1/2 × 20 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1838-132092
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified