Museum Object Number1958.0010.001 |
Needlework picture
Textiles (Needlework)
Museum purchase
Elizabeth Andaries (Maker)
Elizabeth Andaries finished this needlework on January 2, 1818 when she was 12 years and four months old.
About 1805
New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Probable.
1. Inscription; worked on sampler; "I Eliza. Andaries Work Finish'd Jany 2/1818. Aged Twelve Years 4 Mon/ths" (embroidered silk)
2. Label; Tied on tag; "WASH PASS TO / SOMERSET RM / 58.10.1 / FRAME 56.77.2 (E)" (graphite)
3. Label; On reverse; "58.10.1 needlework / 56.77.2 frame" (graphite)
Linen; Silk
Embroidered, Woven (plain), Darned
Hand-embroidered
19.625 (L) , 16.125 (W)
49.848 (L) , 40.957 (W)
Measurements by sight, within frame. H at left. W at bottom. Sampler is whip stitched onto finer count linen strips. Linen count of sampler: 26/28 threads per inch
Text available soon.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 54, fig. 22