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Sampler (Lace sampler)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1992.0065 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1992.0065 A
Object Name
Sampler (Lace sampler)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Back of cardboard
Inscription: "92.65" (graphite)
Type: Inscription
Location: On sampler
Inscription: "MS / 1795" (embroidered thread)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Cut work
- Hollie point
- Drawn
- Dresden work
- Lace work
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
15.875 (W) x 13.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.322 (W) x 33.655 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Ring, Betty. 1984 Samplers and pictorial needlework at the Chester County Historical Society. Antiques.
• See p. 1425Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Similar: p. 19, fig. 10Book: Schiffer, Margaret B. 1958 Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania.
• See p. 20, 30Book: Hornor, Marianna Merritt. The Story of Samplers.
• Published: cat. 28Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 141, fig. 77Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: p. 101