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Sampler

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-47218

Description

Alphabet sampler; squarish, cream-colored linene ground; blue, undulating wave border at top; blue lettering, yellow, brown, tan lines of cross stitch between lines of lettering; yellow cross stitch border at top and sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
linen (material)
cross stitch
silk (fiber)
letters (signs)
capital letters
Sampler

Inscription

"Hannah Storer her sa/mpler" (Embroidered)

Maker

Storer, Hannah (Embroiderer)

Dimensions

7 1/2 x 7 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Amelia Peabody

Accession Number

1965.192

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