Maker
Mary Akin(American, 1700–after 1749)American, 1700–after 1749
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Sampler
Date1715
Made inNewport, Rhode Island, United States
MediumSilk on linen
Dimensions19 × 8 1/4 in. (48.3 × 21 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Bayou Bend Docent Organization in memory of Michael K. Brown
Object numberB.2014.1
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
ProvenanceMary Akin; [...]; inherited by Miss Alice Henderson, great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Mary Akin, Washington, DC; [...]; [Bonhams, San Francisco, 2004]; purchased by [M. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia]; purchased by [Joyce and Bill Subjack, Neverbird Antiques, Surrey, Virginia]; purchased by MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q / R S T […] W […] X Y Z […] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 / BEHOLD AND HAVE REGARd YE / SERVANTS OF THE LORD […] / […] HIS HOUSE BY N / IGHT DO […] PRAISE HIM / WITH ONE ACCORD LIFT UP / YOUR HANDS ON HIGH WITH UNTO / HIS HOLY PLACE GIVE THE / LORD HIS PRAISES DUE HIS […] / […]IN EVERY / LAND THERE NONE SHALL […] / […] BUT / ONLY THOSE WHOME GOD […] / CHOSEN […] CHIRST JESUS / MARY AKIN / 1715
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