Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler: Adam and Eve
Object Number:
1950.306
Date:
1830
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 17 in. ( 47 x 43.2 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: bottom left, in brown floss: "Worked/by/Phebe Vanhouten"
embroidered: bottom right, in brown floss: "Aged 13/years 1830"
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with various colors of silk floss; poem centered at top two-thirds; Adam and Eve depicted on either side of tree in colonial dress with Adam holding the forbidden apple; inscription at bottom with "Worked by Phoebe Vanhouton Age 13 years- 1830"; prominent rose continuous border; cross and satin stitches.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edith F. Ebbets
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
