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Maker(s):Henry, Claudine
Culture:French
Title:sampler
Date Made:1820
Type:Textile
Materials:textile: silk, wool
Place Made:France
Measurements:overall: 9 1/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 23.495 cm x 26.67 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2005.821
Credit Line:Date and source of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Needlework sampler done in silk embroidery on a wool ground, with the inscription, "Claudine henry / 1820." The sampler has two birds flanking the verse, "A Mon Cher Parrain / Je porte toujours dans mon coeur / L'image de celui qui J'aime / Sa Presense fait mon bonheur / Sa vie m'est plus que moi meme;" over the image of staf flanked by flower sprays; over an acanthus-like band along the bottom edge. The sampler has a four-sided flower and vine border.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Silk; Wool

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