File:Mourning Sampler (England), ca. 1810 (CH 18482639).jpg

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English: Mourning Sampler (England), ca. 1810   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Mourning Sampler (England), ca. 1810
Description
English: Embroidered picture, nearly square in format, depicting a mourning female figure leaning on a tomb surmounted by an urn under the shade of a weeping willow. The tomb bears the inscription: Sacred to the memory of Dr. Robt Rogerson. obt. April 1st 1806, AE 49 y's. Lucy Rogerson. obt. March 4th, 1807, AE 39. Danl. H. Rogerson. obt., March 25th, 1808, AE 14. Lucy H. Rogerson. obt. 1803, AE 11 months. Embroidered in tan silk with toned watercolor washes. Trial sketch of head on left margin and trial letters in lower right and bottom margins.
Date circa 1810
date QS:P571,+1810-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium silk embroidery on silk foundation
Dimensions H x W: 41 x 39.5 cm (16 1/8 x 15 9/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
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Accession number
1974-100-30
Credit line Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
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  • Type: Mourning sampler
  • Country: United Kingdom
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