Sampler (1882): Art, History and Details
Sampler at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1882, embroidery; silk on cotton. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Sampler (1882) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
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.
Object facts
- Title: Sampler
- Date: 1882
- Creator attribution: Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917)
- Culture: Netherlands, late 19th century
- Type: Sampler
- Technique: embroidery; silk on cotton
- Dimensions: Overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
- Collection: Textiles
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1943.98
A detail from the museum
The orphans often embroidered the initials of relatives on their samplers.
Collection credit
Gift of George W. Bierce
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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