Textiles (Needlework)
Sarah Keen (Maker)
Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Linen
Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cut work, Hollie point, Drawn, Dresden work, Lace work
1958.2013
Object Number1958.2013 |
Sampler (Lace sampler)
Textiles (Needlework)
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Sarah Keen (Maker)
Sarah Keen worked this lace sampler in 1762. She may have been from Chester County, PA.
Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1. Signature; Bottom band; "SARAH <> KEEN <> 1762" (linen threads)
Linen
Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cut work, Hollie point, Drawn, Dresden work, Lace work
Hand-embroidered
8.12 (L) , 6.87 (W)
20.625 (L) , 17.45 (W)
Dimensions refer to area of needlework visible within frame.
This cut work lace sampler was worked by Sarah Keen, possibly from Chester County, Pennsylvania, dated 1762. This is a cut work lace sampler with a variety of needle lace stitches. Lace samplers are very delicate and surviving examples are rare. It exemplifies characteristics typical of Chester County in the late 18th century. Other, more contemporary names for this method are drawn work, pointing, or hollie point. Sarah signs: "SARAH KEEN 1762".
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 51, fig. 19
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 138, fig. 75
[Book] Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. II.
• Similar: p. 348, fig. 367