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Sampler

Object Name:
Sampler
Object ID:
1919.001.01
Creator:
Moulton, A.
Date:
1800-1825
Description:
Marking sampler. Made by A. Moulton, not dated. Silk twist worked in cross stitch on a loosely woven tan linen ground. Three alphabets worked in black: first, capital block letters, second, script capitals; third, lower-case a through x, followed by numbers one through ten. Below this is cross-stitched "A Moulton. E" [unfinished]. "E J" is worked below "Moulton." Other bits of stitching in this area can only be described as scribbles; two eyelets are worked in the lower left corner. The bottom edge is selvage; other edges are hemstitched. A plain black border of cross stitches frames three sides; a short run of black back stitches appears at the upper left corner. The sampler is worked entirely in black, except for simple lines of blue or green between alphabets and a line of blue/cream checkerboard design after the last alphabet.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Silk
Dimensions:
H-5.5 W-5.5 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Alberta R. Drew
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