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On Display: House - Sixth Floor Hall-South End
Sampler (Fancy sampler)
Mary Hoover
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Hoover (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1967.1717 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1717 A
Object Name
Sampler (Fancy sampler)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Hoover (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
21.37 (W) x 21 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
54.28 (W) x 53.34 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Eaton, Linda. 09//2005 Needles & Haystacks: Pastoral Imagery in American Needlework. Winterthur Magazine. (Fall 2005)
• Published: pp. 12-13Article: Swan, Susan Burrows. 12//1989 Recent Discoveries About Philadelphia Samplers. Antiques. 136: 1334-1343.
• Published: p. 1343, Plate XIIIBook: Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. II.
• Similar sampler: p. 368, fig. 394; section on house and garden samplers, pp. 361-369