Textiles (Needlework)
Elisabeth Bechtel (Maker)
Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Linen; Cotton
Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched
2013.0031.136
Object Number2013.0031.136 |
Sampler (Spot motif sampler)
Textiles (Needlework)
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
Elisabeth Bechtel (Maker)
This spot motif sampler (2013.0031.136) was worked in 1833 by Elisabeth Bechtel, a Mennonite from the Bally area of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1. Inscription; On sampler, bottom edge; "ELISABETH BECHTEL 1833"
Linen; Cotton
Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched
Hand-embroidered
17.75 (L) , 11.25 (W)
45.085 (L) , 28.575 (W)
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[Book] Hersh, Charles & Hersh, Tandy. 1991 Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 167, fig. 4-56.
[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: p. 14, fig. 10