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Sampler (Alphabet or marking sampler)
Jean Warnock
1793
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jean Warnock (Maker)
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
Museum Object Number
2014.0004 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2014.0004 A
Object Name
Sampler (Alphabet or marking sampler)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Jean Warnock (Maker)
Date
1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: On sampler
Inscription: "JEaN WaRNOCK WROUGHT / HER SaMPLER IN THE YEaR / AD 1793 BEING ON HER PaSSa / GE TO AMERICa IN THE SHIP / WILMINGTON JaMES JEFFRI / ES MaSTER JOHN MaGEE FIR / ST MaTE" (embroidered thread)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
12.75 (W) x 27.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.385 (W) x 69.85 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements taken with work in the frame