Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
ca. 1785-1828
1832.4
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Title
Sampler
Object name
Embroidered picture
Date
1911
Medium
Wool on linen
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 18 1/8 in. ( 31.1 x 46 cm )
Description
Horizontal rectangular linen picture embroidered with various colors of wool thread; image of house in center with verse stitched around, designs surround verse; cross stitched.
Credit Line
Gift of Hevlyn Dirck Benson
Object Number
1938.220
Marks
embroidered: bottom left in yellow floss: "OCT. 1911 / A.E.BENSON"
embroidered: "Where the Roses/Blooom so Sweet/I Have a little/Cottage Philis/and/Something good to Eat
Gallery Label
This picture was stitched by Anne Eliza Close Benson (b. 1845) as a diversion or for home decoration. With its stylized potted flowers, rustic cottage, and hearts, Mrs. Benson's embroidery is characteristic of the Arts and Crafts style that flourished in America between 1900 and 1915 and emphasized unornamented design and the value of handwork. The archaic term "phillis" in the pastoral verse refers to a table maid or waitress.
Provenance
Anne Eliza Close Benson (b. 1845); to her son Hevlyn Dirck Benson, the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
