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Collection Highlights

Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
Artist/Maker: Thomas Fitch Rowland

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Sampler [described as Cross-stitched Apron on accession sheet]

Sampler [described as Cross-stitched Apron on accession sheet]
Title
Sampler [described as Cross-stitched Apron on accession sheet]
Object name 
Sampler
Date 
1802
Medium 
Linen, silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 13 1/4 x 30 in. ( 33.7 x 76.2 cm )
Description 
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler with red, blue and green silk floss; alphabet, numbers and inscription in a single row across top, thirty-four counted cross stitch designs throughout.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1941.944
Marks 
embroidered: top, far right, red floss: "AE UOU 1802"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.