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Sampler
Embroidered by: Sarah Lowell (American, 1738–1792)
American
1750
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with silk embroidery; cross, sawtooth, satin and tent stitches
Dimensions
Height x width: 17 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (45.4 x 32.1 cm)
Framed: 55.2 x 41.9 cm (21 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
Framed: 55.2 x 41.9 cm (21 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund
Accession Number2018.2308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBand sampler with decorative borders and text related to Spies of Canaan. Reads "Sarah Lowell her sampler wrought in 1750" and "Next to God dear parent I address/myself to you in humble thankfulness/for all your care and charge on..." and "Sarah Lowell her sampler wrought in 1750."
ProvenanceAbout 1970, acquired by Glee Kreuger, Westport, CT; 2018, by inheritance to her daughter, Whitney Krueger, Westport, CT; 2018, sold by Whitney Krueger through Deborah Miller Appraisals LLC to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2018)