Sampler

Object Name: Sampler

Object ID: 1970.501.05

Date: 1800-1840

Description: Sampler. Unidentified maker. Unfinished; worked in olive green, tan, and cream cotton threads on plain-woven cotton sheeting. Features three alphabets: first, block capital letters followed by numbers one through eight; second, lower-case letters all worked in beige on one line; third, script capital letters A through Y. In the lower half of the sampler, three decorative motifs are stitched: a double-handled vase, a basket with a flower, and a double-handled vase with a flower. The lower third of the sampler is blank. All four edges are hemstitched.

Material: Textile
Linen
Cotton

Dimensions: H-12.25 W-10.3 inches

Credit Line: New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects: Embroidery, Needlework

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