Sampler (Spot motif sampler)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Creator (Role):

    Magdalena Jotter (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1861

  • Materials:

    Linen; Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched

  • Museum Object Number:

    2013.0031.139


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2013.0031.139

Object Name

Sampler (Spot motif sampler)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Magdalena Jotter (Maker)

Place of Origin

Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Magdalena Yoder belonged to the Amish community of the Big Valley in Mifflin County, PA.

Date

1861

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; On sampler; "MAGDALENA IOTTER 1861" (embroidered thread)
2. Label; sewn on reverse; "2013.31.139" (ink)

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

10 (L) , 18.875 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.4 (L) , 47.943 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hersh, Charles & Hersh, Tandy. 1991 Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published: p. 193, fig. 4-84.