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Sampler

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

dated 1805

GUSN

GUSN-12067

Description

Embroidered needlework sampler on linen or cotton.

Details

Descriptive Terms

samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
Wool
Silk
Cotton
Embroidered
Sampler

Inscription

"Harriet Rundlet 1805"

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Rundlet, Harriet (Embroiderer)

Location of Origin

Portsmouth, NH, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1416

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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