Lalor, Maria

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Maker
Lalor, Maria
Date made
1793
Origin
New York, NY US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: uppercase 26 letters, some double, q not Q, U & V transposed, and an ampersand. Lowercase has long style S, plus an ampersand. Numbers 1-10. Two small dog motifs.
Inscription
Maria * Lalor * Her / sampler * New * York / March 3 1793Virtue and Wisdom is / Better than Beauty and / Fortune
Length Without Frame
5 1/2"
Width Without Frame
6 1/2"
Historical Owner
#1993.100 Gift of Elizabeth M. Riley
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Owner Private
Metropolitan Museum of Art