Cleveland Museum of Art

Sampler

Anna Wakker

Date

1882

Medium

embroidery; silk on cotton

Culture

Netherlands, late 19th century

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. The orphans often embroidered the initials of relatives on their samplers.

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