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Samplers were created as a mark of achievement in needlework by young ladies as they progressed in their education. Because they display levels of skill and technique, samplers often include figurative or scenic decoration along with the alphabet and various horizontal and vertical patterns that could serve as guides for future stitching. Most samplers reveal the pride of a young lady as she showed off her considerable accomplishment in sewing and were treasured from generation to generation.
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Document identity
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122184
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Long Sampler
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122184
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object
title
Long Sampler
description
Samplers were created as a mark of achievement in needlework by young ladies as they progressed in their education. Because they display levels of skill and technique, samplers often include figurative or scenic decoration along with the alphabet and various horizontal and vertical patterns that could serve as guides for future stitching. Most samplers reveal the pride of a young lady as she showed off her considerable accomplishment in sewing and were treasured from generation to generation.
date
1780
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80018423
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Sampler
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Overall: 101.6 x 30.5 cm (40 x 12 in.)
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Germany, late 18th century
accession
1942.5
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embroidery; silk on linen
tombstone
Long Sampler, 1780. Germany, late 18th century. Embroidery; silk on linen; overall: 101.6 x 30.5 cm (40 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother, 1942.500
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Textiles
inscriptions
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in first panel, wreath with initials: "C.S.T./ I.P.K./ 1780," on left: "C.C.K," on right: "I.P.K."; in fifth panel, rows of alphabet and numerals.
didYouKnow
This unusually long sampler depicts scenes from the biblical Old Testament, including Eve tempting Adam with an apple.
creditline
The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother
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2026-05-29 06:17:11.945000
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122184
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Textiles
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embroidery; silk on linen
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