Sample, Embroidery
- Object Name:
- Sample, Embroidery
- Object ID:
- 2013.004.06
- Place of Origin:
- Alton, NH
- Date:
- 1800-1900
- Description:
- Textile fragment. Triangular plain weave brown linen with silk practice embroidery stitches in red, blue, green, black, and gold.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-7.5 L-8.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been done by by Lucy C. Huckins (1816-1903) of Alton, NH, as a child.
Lucy C. Huckins, daughter of John D. and Mary S. (Locke) Huckins, was born in Alton, NH, March 3, 1816. She married farmer Durrell S. Chamberlain on March 12, 1846, and they operated a farm in Alton.
Acquired by the donor at an auction of the contents of the Chamberlain family home. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Judith A. Dineen
- Subjects:
- Embroidery, Needlework
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