Ann Ackers
Alphabets, Numbers, Birds, and Trees
1773
Physical Qualities
Linen ground, silk embroidery threads, 10 x 7 5/8 in. (25.4 x 19.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis White, from the Collection of Mrs. Miles White, Jr.
Object Number
1973.76.380
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1973; Nancy Brewster (Mrs. Frances White) by inheritance; Virginia Purviance Bonsal (Mrs. Miles White, Jr.).
Inscribed: Sampler is dated at end of number band: "1773" Signature/verse embroidered in dark green silk thread: "ANN ACKERS IS MY NAME IN THE/THIRTEENTH YEAR OF MY AGE W/ROTE THE SAME IF MY SKILL/HAD BEEN BETTER I WOULD HAVE MENDED EVERY LETTER"
