Object Number 2013.0031.138

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

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Southeastern PA.

Date

1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Stitched on label; "2013.31.138" (ink)
2. Inscription; Front of sampler; "CK SK MK JK 1845" (linen thread)

Materials

Linen; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

8.25 (L) , 7.125 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.955 (L) , 18.097 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hersh, Charles & Hersh, Tandy. 1991 Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 270, fig. 6-37.