Sampler
- Object Name:
- Sampler
- Object ID:
- 1964.035.06
- Creator:
- Philbrick, Beulah (1770-1850)
- Place of Origin:
- Weare, NH
- Date:
- circa 1780
- Description:
- Marking Sampler. Made by Beulah Philbrick (1770-1850), Weare, NH; c. 1780. Unfinished, no date. Worked with cross stitches in lavender and black silk twist on plain-woven linen. One alphabet of fancy block capitals is worked across three lines, followed by the inscription: "BEULAH / PHILBRICK." The letters are all in lavender, while the simple lines of cross stitching that separate the lines and provide a partial border are black. The lower section of the sampler is blank. The edges of the linen are hemmed.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-5 W-6.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Beulah Philbrick (1770-1850) was the great-great-great-aunt of Woodbury M. Philbrook (1895-1986).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Woodbury M. Philbrook
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