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Sampler (Spot motif sampler)
Elisabeth Waner
1817-1820
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Elisabeth Waner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Penn Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1980.0060
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1980.0060
Object Name
Sampler (Spot motif sampler)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Elisabeth Waner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Penn Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Warwick (now Penn Township)
Date
1817-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper band, between alphabets
Inscription: "ELISABETH <> WANER" (silk threads)
Type: Label
Location: Tied on tag
Inscription: "1980.60 / #31 / Winterthur Object / (Sampler" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
- Cotton
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
16.375 (W) x 17.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.592 (W) x 44.45 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. Linen count: 34-36 threads per inch. With frame, 20.5" x 19.38" x 1.2"
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 1.46, p. 34.Book: Hersh, Charles & Hersh, Tandy. 1991 Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 3-55, p. 103; fig. 5-2, p. 202; information on carnation motif, p. 103.Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Sampler with similar motifs, p. 133, fig. 71, information on show pieces, p. 133, fig. 17Book: Ring, Betty. 1987 American Needlework Treasures, Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring.
• Sampler with similar motifs, p. 42, fig. 68Book: Gehret, Ellen J., et al. 1985 This Is the Way I Pass My Time. 18.
Article: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1981 New Samplers Reflect Their Culture and Time. Winterthur Newsletter. (Fall)
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