Collection Highlights
Donner Lake From the Summit
1873
1909.16
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1828
Medium
Linen, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 16 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. ( 41.3 x 46.4 cm )
Description
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler (incomplete) with various colors silk floss; rows of alphabets across the top half separated by stitching; proverb across center; image of house at bottom with an alphabet left, indecipherable text right (stitched in same color as linen); surrounded by vine and flower design; stitched in cross stitch.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ella J. Sherwood