Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1838
Medium
Linen, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 7 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 18.4 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular linen marking sampler with green and copper silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers separated by rows of different borders in cross and herringbone stitch patterns; straight line borders of cross-stitch; green is the only dyed silk thread stable, copper thread has faded; inscribed "Margaret A. Morris aged eight years"; ebellished with heart and diamond shapes in cross-stitch.
Credit Line
Gift of John Babcock Morris, Jr.
Object Number
1944.148
Marks
embroidered: near bottom in green floss: "MARGARET. A. / MORRIS. / aged eight / years."
Gallery Label
Margaret Morris (1830-1911) was the daughter of William Lewis Morris and Mary E. Babcock; she married John Austin Stevens, Jr. in 1855. She died at Newport, R.I.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
