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Sampler
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About this 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSampler, 1882. Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917). Embroidery; silk on cotton; overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George W. Bierce, 1943.98
