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Sampler

Sophia Dyer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and gold framed sampler titled "Genealogy 1817" by Sophia Dyer. The sampler shows a table with birth and death dates for various people, with two columns and 24 rows. The people listed are: - Ezek Dyer, born December 28, 1758 - Mehetable Randall, born March 3, 1759 - Married September 14, 1780 - Mary Dyer, born November 26, 1781 - Sarah Dyer, born November 29, 1783 - Desire Dyer, born January 1786 - Eliza Dyer, born 1788 - Sarah Dyer born April 12, 1790 - Osgood Dyer, born August 6, 1792 - Amice Dyer, born November 6, 1794 - Dinah Dyer, born September 13, 1796 - Almena Dyer, born July 16, 1798 - Allen Dyer, born June 11, 1800 - Seth Dyer, born June 11, 1802 - Nathan Dyer, born September 10, 1804 - Sethina Dyer, born January 15, 1806 - and their dates of death: - Suza Dyer died June 10, 1806 - Susan Dyer died September 25, 1812 - Reasa Dyer died June 6, 1816 - Sarah Dyer died October 9, 1839 - Desire Dyer died March 11, 1842 - Owen Dyer died October 20, 1845 - Almira Dyer died January 6, 1846 - Emmeline Dyer died December 31, 1850 The top-right contains a drawing of green house. The bottom-right contains a drawing of a black gravestone in front of a brick archway with the words: "EZEK MEHE SUSAN DIED HESTIE" The bottom-left contains a drawing of blue house. The entire sampler is bordered by a floral pattern.

Artwork Details

Date
1819
Medium
Silk embroidery on linen
Culture
American
Dimensions
536 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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