Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1673
Medium
Linen, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 9 1/4 in. ( 76.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with various colors of silk floss; horizontal rows of designs and patterns, with alphabet and inscription at the bottom; stitches include cross, satin, straight, eyelet, back, running, and stump work.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1944.205
Marks
embroidered: bottom: "SARAH / SABIn HER WORK FInISHED In THE 21 (illeg.) / (illeg.) YEAR OF OUR LORD 1673"
Gallery Label
This sampler may have been worked by the Sarah Sabin who was born July 27, 1660 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
