The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 16, 2022

Sampler

1800s

England, 19th century

Embroidery; cotton on cotton

Overall: 30.5 x 26.1 cm (12 x 10 1/4 in.)

Gift of George W. Bierce 1943.113

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

rows of alphabets and numerals in various scripts; signed: "Maria Hancock."

Citations
Dutcher, Claudia. Maria Hancock 1864: A Bristol Orphanage Sampler in the Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. Saddlebrooke: Dutch Treat Design, 2020. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 1-6
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.113