Sampler
by Rigby, Grace Hesketh Liptrot Rigby
Dated 1820
Sampler
by Rigby, Grace Hesketh Liptrot Rigby
Medium
Embroidered cloth
Copyright
public domain
Date
1820
Citation
Grace Hesketh Liptrot Rigby, Sampler, 1820. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Rigby, Grace Hesketh Liptrot Rigby
Location(s): United States
State or City: Utah
Gender: Female
Insights
Technique & Style
Folk, Textile
Symbols
doll, flower, letter, pot, tree
Animals
sheep
Additional Info
Notes
"Grace Hesketh Liptrot Rigby (1841-1886) and her mother, Elizabeth Hesketh (1805-1857), made these samplers. Elizabeth's 1820 sampler reads, 'How Vain Are All Things Here Below.'"
Exhibition History:
Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints