Object Number 2012.0029.002

Object Name

Sampler (Marking sampler)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Fredland

Creator (Role)

Mary Harrington (Maker)
Mary Harrington was born in Massachusetts, and worked this plain marking sampler. Mary had a sister, Katherine Harrington (b.1794, d. 1866). The sampler was later owned by her descendant Mary Harrington Staples, the great grandmother of the donor John (Eric) Fredland. Mary Staples died in 1933.

Place of Origin

Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; on the sampler; "M H" (embroidered silk threads)
2. Label; sewn on reverse; "2012.29.2" (ink on fabric)

Materials

Linen; Silk

Techniques

Cross stitched, Embroidered, Woven (plain)

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

8.25 (L) , 7.375 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.955 (L) , 18.732 (W)

Object Description

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