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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