- Maker
- Beck, Matilda F.
- Date made
- 1832
- Origin
- York, PA (?) US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler
- Inscription
- Though age must show life's fond pursuits / are vain / And few the pleasures here to be enjoyed / Yet may this work a pleasing proof remain / Of youth's gay period usefully employed. Matilda F. Beck 1832
- Length With Frame
- 19 7/8"
- Wdith With Frame
- 19 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.125 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center
