The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Sampler
1882
Location: not on view
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The orphans often embroidered the initials of relatives on their samplers.Description
Orphaned as a child, Anna was sent to Burgerweeshuis (Citizen's Orphange) where she created this sampler. She embroidered not only her own name, Anna Wakker, but also the names of her parents, Everhard Marinus Wakker and Catharina Ronde.- -1943George W. Bierce (1869-1962), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art1943-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.98