Embroidered Sampler
1721
Medium
Silk embroidery on wool
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (31.1 x 21 cm)
Classification
Embroidered sampler
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Philip Holzer, 2010
Accession Number
2010.356
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 18th-century American domestic life with *Embroidered Sampler* (1721), crafted by Anne Chase. This delicate silk embroidery on wool, measuring 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, showcases the meticulous handiwork typical of colonial samplers. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, it was generously gifted by Philip Holzer in 2010. Samplers like Anne's served as both educational tools and markers of a young girl's accomplishment in needlework, essential skills for future homemakers in early America. Created in 1721, during the colonial era, this piece reflects the...