Duyber, Mary (age 9)

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Maker
Duyber, Mary (age 9)
Date made
1792
Origin
New England, US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: some double letters, backward J. Numbers 1-10. Strawberry border across top. Various stitched lines. Small saw tooth border all four sides.
Inscription
Mary Duyber Sampler Work / in the Ninth Year of her Age / in the Year of our Lord / August the Fourth 1792. (In two columns at bottom: Love The Lord / And he Will be / A Tender Father Onto Thee / Let Vertu / Be a Guid / For thee
Length Without Frame
16"
Width Without Frame
10"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#18.123.1 Gift in memory of Florence Baird Meyer, 1918
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Owner Private
Metropolitan Museum of Art