Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
1779
1817.13
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1791
Medium
Linen, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 23 1/8 x 25 7/8 in. ( 58.7 x 65.7 cm )
Description
Nearly square linen sampler worked in various colors of silk floss; thick border of several rows of geometric patters on all side, various geometric designs in the center; stitches include cross, satin, back stitch, straight, eyelet.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.340
Marks
embroidered: left of central design, blue floss: "AVE MARIA / PURISIMA"
embroidered: right of central design, yellow and blue floss: "LEIZO / ANA AS / SENSIO / ANODE / 1791"
Gallery Label
This sampler, with its four-sided layout and corner tassels, is typical of those made in Spain and the Spanish colonies. It was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
