4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2013.

Sampler

Maker Adeline Myers

CultureAmerican

Date1798

MediumSilk on linen

DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 x 17 3/8 in. (39.4 x 44.1 cm)

InscribedStitched in gold thread on the last line: "Adeline Myers her sampler October 8th"

Credit LineMuseum purchase and partial gift of Clay Barr in honor of her sister Elise Wright.

Object number98.8

Not on view

Label TextAdeline Myers American (1791-1832) Sampler, 1798 Silk on linen, 15 1/2 x 17 3/8 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Museum purchase and partial gift of Clay Barr in honor of her sister Elise Wright. 98.8ProvenanceMr. Peter Cifelli, Los Gatos, CA; Ken Farmer Auction & Estates, LLC, Roanoke, Va, January, 1998; Chrysler Museum of Art purchase, 1998. Exhibition History"Cherished Keepsakes: Samplers and Embroideries from 17th-19th Centuries," Wilton House Museum, Richmond, VA, April 21 - May 13, 2007. The loan period has been extended through May 2007. Published ReferencesAuction catalog. January 17, 1998, Radford, Virginia; KEN FARMER AUCTIONS & ESTATES, LLC. Radford: Ken Farmer Auctions & Estates. 01/17/1998: No. 121, cover illustration. Unknown. "Ken Farmer Auction Attracts Standing-Room-Only Crowd," ANTIQUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY. Vol. 25, no. 600. Newtown, CT. 02/27/1998. Unknown. "Auction," MAINE ANTIQUE DIGEST. 04/1998:33-B.