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Sampler (Map Sampler)
Mary M. Franklin, Pleasant Valley Boarding School
1808
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary M. Franklin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pleasant Valley; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Chenille
Museum Object Number
1957.0552 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0552 A
Object Name
Sampler (Map Sampler)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary M. Franklin (Maker); Pleasant Valley Boarding School (School)
Place of Origin
Pleasant Valley; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1808
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: on sampler
Inscription: "Mary M. Franklin / Pleasant Valley / 1808" (embroidered thread)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Chenille
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Painted
Construction Description
Hand-painted, Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
23.75 (W) x 20.37 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
60.325 (W) x 51.74 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. II.
• Published: p. 317, fig. 337Electronic: Zundo, Mary Peterson. 2014 Stitching Empire: Cecilia Lewis's Map of the United States, 1809. http://www.common-place.org/vol-14/no-03/lessons/#.U8QIBv58Pct
• Published in Spring 2014 e-journal, www.common-place.orgBook: Davis, Charles W. Early American Embroidery Designs.
• Published: p. 149