Sampler

Object Name:

Sampler

Object ID:

1907.014.16

Creator:

Jacobs, Susan C. (1818-1890); Jacobs, Rooxbe S. (1817-1894)

Place of Origin:

Barnstead, NH

Date:

1825-1830

Description:

Marking Sampler. Made by Susan C. Jacobs (1818-1890) or Rooxbe S. Jacobs (1817-1894), Barnstead, NH; 1825-1830. Undated. Plied cotton threads worked on plain-woven linen with five alphabets: first, script capital letters in cross stitch, variously in dark blue, tan, cream, and gray, followed by numbers one through nine; second, fancy block capitals in cross stitch, in tan, cream and gray, followed by an ampersand and numbers one through nine; third, block capital letters in cross stitch in cream and mostly gray; fourth, lower-case letters in cross stitch in a large scale; and fifth, block capital letters worked in Algerian eye stitch in cream and mostly gray, letters A through O. Following that partial alphabet is the inscription, "SUSAN C JACOBS" in a brick red color, then "Rooxbe S Jacobs S J." The right edge of the linen is selvage; the other edges are hemmed. One line of a sawtooth design separating lines of alphabets is worked with satin stitch; the rest of the sampler is all cross stitch or Algerian eye stitch.

Material:

Textile
Linen
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-8.25 W-10.25 inches

Provenance:

Part of a collection of artifacts gathered by Thomas W. Wyman (1793-1854) and his son, Robert H. Wyman (1822-1882). The artifacts were bequeathed to the Society by Florence M. Wyman (1861-1907), the widow of Thomas W. Wyman (1856-1903), the son of Robert H. Wyman.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Florence M. Wyman

People:

Jacobs, Susan C. (1818-1890), Jacobs, Rooxbe S. (1817-1894), Wyman, Florence M. (1861-1907)