Sampler
- Object Name:
- Sampler
- Object ID:
- 1956.073
- Creator:
- Forbes, Anna M. (1847-1930)
- Place of Origin:
- Hill, NH
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Sampler. Attributed to Anna M. Forbes (1847-1930); Hill, NH; c. 1870. Bands of embroidery designs worked in fourteen lines on a strip of cream wool flannel. Embroidery is worked in silk twist in shades of red, pale blue, golden yellow, bright green, and tan. Two large scallops are worked in buttonhole stitch, followed by lines of variations in feather and herringbone stitches, such as were typically used to embellish crazy quilts in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The bottom edge is turned and hemmed with a wide herringbone stitch. The other three sides are raw. Top edge has a woven stripe in red.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-24 W-8.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Bessie W. Palm
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