Sampler
1838
Linen, plain weave; drawnwork; embroidered with silk floss in cross stitches
64.7 × 52.4 cm (25.5 × 20.6 in)
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Not currently on view
In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
Discussion
FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
This sampler was made at Mount Tabor Academy in New York and offers insight into sampler making through its inclusion of the length of time that it took Nancy Vredenburgh to complete: only 14 days. The verse entitled “Advice to Youth” is quoted from Ecclesiastes 12:1.
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