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Document identity
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122855
label
Sampler
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object
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Source metadata
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122855
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object
title
Sampler
date
1808
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80019311
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Sampler
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1
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import
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Average: 46.1 x 27.3 cm (18 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
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America
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1943.118
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embroidery, silk on homespun
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Sampler, 1808. America. Embroidery, silk on homespun; average: 46.1 x 27.3 cm (18 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George W. Bierce, 1943.118
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Textiles
inscriptions
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panel with narrow border enclosing alphabets and numerals from one to nine and inscriptions: "Susanna Williams' Feat Born July 6th 1796/ She Wrought this Sampler May 29th 1808/ Aged 11 Years under the Tuition of Ruth Phillips." Another inscription appears below.
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Gift of George W. Bierce
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2026-05-29 06:19:27.704000
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122855
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Textiles
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Textiles
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embroidery, silk on homespun
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photo
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