Object Number 1958.0010.001

Object Name

Needlework picture

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Elizabeth Andaries (Maker)
About 1805
Elizabeth Andaries finished this needlework on January 2, 1818 when she was 12 years and four months old.

Place of Origin

New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probable.

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; worked on sampler; "I Eliza. Andaries Work Finish'd Jany 2/1818. Aged Twelve Years 4 Mon/ths" (embroidered silk)
2. Label; Tied on tag; "WASH PASS TO / SOMERSET RM / 58.10.1 / FRAME 56.77.2 (E)" (graphite)
3. Label; On reverse; "58.10.1 needlework / 56.77.2 frame" (graphite)

Materials

Linen; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Darned

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

19.625 (L) , 16.125 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

49.848 (L) , 40.957 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements by sight, within frame. H at left. W at bottom. Sampler is whip stitched onto finer count linen strips. Linen count of sampler: 26/28 threads per inch

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 54, fig. 22