Sampler

Textiles

1793

Ann Sellers (American, 1783-1870)
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Ann Sellers was the unmarried daughter of Elizabeth Coleman and Nathan Sellers (1751–1830), who married on May 4, 1779, in Philadelphia. Although a Quaker, he joined George Washington’s army and fought in the Revolutionary War. This sampler came from the estate of Mary Morley Sellers (d. 1940). The donor’s husband, Frank Harold Sellers (1864–1938) was the great-grandson of Coleman Sellers (1781–1834)—who was married to Sophonisba Peale (1786–1859), the daughter of the artist Charles Wilson Peale (1741–1827)—the brother of Ann Sellers. The elegant design of the sampler can be attributed to Ann’s Quaker upbringing. The verse on the sampler is from “An Invocation to the Almighty,” attributed to Joseph Brown Ladd (1764–1786).

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Ann Sellers
Title: Sampler
Place: Pennsylvania (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 1793
Medium: Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, satin, individual satin, split, and stem stitches; edged with silk, plain weave
Dimensions: 42.5 × 39.3 cm (16 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Estate of M. M. Sellers
Reference Number: 1940.1338
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