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Sampler

A tan linen with a blue geometric border. Inside the border, from the top down, are rows of alphabetical letters, each letter repeated; a row of numbers, a row of letters, and spotty text reading, "No radiant pearl which crested . . . for other's woes . . . Finally, there is a row with the artist's name, "Mary Ann Hollis," and date, "1820."

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  • A tan linen with a blue geometric border. Inside the border, from the top down, are rows of alphabetical letters, each letter repeated; a row of numbers, a row of letters, and spotty text reading, "No radiant pearl which crested . . . for other's woes . . . Finally, there is a row with the artist's name, "Mary Ann Hollis," and date, "1820."

Date:

1820

Artist:

Mary Ann Hollis (American, active c. 1820)
United States, probably New England

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Mary Ann Hollis

Title

Sampler

Place

United States (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1820

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered in silk twist in cross and hem stitches

Dimensions

47.6 × 43.2 cm (18 3/4 × 17 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Georganna T. Ives

Reference Number

1960.139

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