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The Rose
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| Accession #: | 2962.257 |
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| Title: | The Rose |
| Object Type: | Sampler |
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| Physical Description: | A green/blue satin border surrounds this sampler, which has "The * Rose" embroidered on the bottom edge, flanked by embroidered flowers. A bouquet is worked in cross stitch, surrounded by smaller flowers. Flowers are embroidered across the top and both of the sides. The following is embroidered above the bouquet: "In Memorey of Jacob and Mary Eby" "This work of mine my frindes may view. when i have bid this wourld adiew. look on this work and you will see how kind my Parents ware to me" " Mary/ Elizabeth/Daniel S/ Abraham/ Harriet Eby". Along the bottom is embroidered "Susan Eby worked this SamPler in the year 1836". |
| Description: | Although Susan Eby's sampler may appear to be a memorial piece, Jacob and Mary Eby were very much alive in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, when Susan (1823-1918) carefully embroidered the names of her parents and siblings. In fact, a seventh child, Jacob, was born the following year. The preoccupation with mortality expressed in the verse is typical of the time period. Susan went on to marry farmer Solomon C. Groff in 1839, have nine children, and see her 94th birthday. Making an embroidered sampler was an important part of a girl's education during the 16th through 19th centuries. Originally, the ability to label household linens and clothing with embroidery was an essential skill at a time when all textiles were handwoven, and therefore very valuable. Samplers also provided an introduction to numerals and the alphabet, and they demonstrated a girl's ability to beautify her home with decorative objects. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Decorative Arts (Decorative Arts)
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| Geographical Reference: | Pennsylvania (National) |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 25 1/8 x 24"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cross stitch (Technique)
cotton (fiber) (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Museum Transfer, Fort Wright Historical Museum, 1983 |
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