Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1840
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. ( 31.1 x 50.2 cm )
Description
Horizontal rectangular cotton sampler with red and white cotton floss stitching; horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers centered in upper two-thirds, inscription, monograms and designs in bottom third; white work, open work, satin and outline stitches.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.342
Marks
embroidered: bottom center, red floss: "Christiane Bauer. / 1840"
embroidered: bottom left corner, red and white floss: "G. Bauer / E. Bauer / M. B."
embroidered: bottom right corner, red and white floss: "A. B. / F. B. / F. Richter / H. B."
Gallery Label
This object 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.
