Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1800-1825
Medium
Linen, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 7 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. ( 19.4 x 21.9 cm )
Description
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler cross stitched in various colors of silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets separated by rows of designs.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Gillingham
Object Number
1948.108
Marks
embroidered: bottom left: "Catherine Noyes"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
