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Source Description
Orphaned as a child, Anna was sent to Burgerweeshuis (Citizen's Orphange) where she created this sampler. She embroidered not only her own name, Anna Wakker, but also the names of her parents, Everhard Marinus Wakker and Catharina Ronde.
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123499
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Sampler
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object
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Source metadata
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123499
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object
title
Sampler
description
Orphaned as a child, Anna was sent to Burgerweeshuis (Citizen's Orphange) where she created this sampler. She embroidered not only her own name, Anna Wakker, but also the names of her parents, Everhard Marinus Wakker and Catharina Ronde.
date
1882
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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439329
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Sampler
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
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Netherlands, late 19th century
accession
1943.98
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embroidery; silk on cotton
tombstone
Sampler, 1882. Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917). Embroidery; silk on cotton; overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George W. Bierce, 1943.98
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Textiles
inscriptions
inscription
rows of alphabets, numerals, initials, names ("Everhard Marinus Wakker and Catharina Ronde"), and inscription: "Anna Wakker oud 11 iaar anno 1882." In center, at bottom: "Anno 1803" (embroidered later).
didYouKnow
The orphans often embroidered the initials of relatives on their samplers.
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Gift of George W. Bierce
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2026-05-29 06:21:15.216000
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123499
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Textiles
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Textiles
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embroidery; silk on cotton
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female
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