Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1840
Medium
Bast, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 17 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. ( 43.8 x 43.8 cm )
Description
Square bast sampler stiched in various colors of silk floss; outdoor image across top, poem at center, inscription and design at bottom; bordered with floral motif; cross stitched.
Credit Line
Gift of Eugenia R. Seal, 1966
Object Number
INV.1083
Marks
embroidered: bottom, in dark brown floss: "Margaret Murray/Aged 12 Years, 1840"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
