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Title	Sampler
Artist	attributed to Mary Ann Duffield
Date	1788
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation | Cotton; embroidery

Size:

16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (41.28 x 31.75 cm)

Creation Place:

North America, United States

Culture:

North America, United States

Style:

18th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription; Label 'Blest soul that can say/Christ only I seek/wait for him alway/Be constant tho' weak/The Lord whom thou seekes/Will not tarry long/And to him the weakest/Is dear as the strong', in light red floss, at top; 'Mary Ann Duffield [?]/Aged 10 years/Why should I complain of want or distress/Temptation or Pain He told me no less/The heirs of salvation I know from his word/Thro much tribulation must follow their Lord', in brown floss, below first inscription; 'Horace Brown [underlined]', in black ink, on backing paper near top; 'Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Brown/NORTH MOWING/Springfield/Vermont', on label, tacked to back of frame at UL corner; '#6', in pencil, below label

Physical Description:

framed sampler with brown, tan, red, green, blue and yellow embroidery; floral edging with house and foliage at bottom; birds, deer, a pair of angels and plants throughout

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Arnold Whitcomb Morse

Accession Number:

2000.103.3

Artist:

Mary Ann Duffield

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Sampler

attributed to Mary Ann Duffield

1788