Embroidered sampler

1698 (possibly a later addition)

Not on view

Samplers from Friesland, in the northwest of the Netherlands, are characterized chiefly by many alphabets and a tree of life motif. The work is dotted with domestic scenes and symbols, including a man walking a dog and several women positioned near or using tools, in addition to gardening tools, chairs, vases, and sewing pillows. The letters IA and IAS (or JA and JAS, as "I" and "J" were written interchangeably in the Latin alphabet at this time) and the year 1698 are stitched onto the linen, most likely the initials of the maker and the year in which she completed her work.

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Title: Embroidered sampler
Date: 1698 (possibly a later addition)
Culture: Dutch, Friesland
Medium: Silk on linen
Dimensions: 13 3/4 × 25 in. (34.9 × 63.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: From the Collection of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper, Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper, 1957
Object Number: 57.122.205
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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