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Pownall, Jane (age 13)

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Maker
Pownall, Jane (age 13)
Date made
1830
Origin
US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
Adam & Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge are central to this sampler. Also are eight pointed stars, plants and flowers in urns and pots. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.
Inscription
Jane Pownall / Her Work Aged 13 / 1830 //
Length Without Frame
17 3/16"
Width Without Frame
11 15/16"
Historical Owner
#1960.9.118 Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center