Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
1800
Medium
Linen, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 16 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. ( 41.3 x 34 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with various colors of silk floss; alphabet and maxim across top quarter, design and quotes beneath, two maxims across center, inscription and designs at bottom, bordered by floral motif; stitches include cross, knots, chain, outline and running.
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number
1932.83
Marks
embroidered: bottom center, in gold floss: "Mary/Halls Work/In The 12 yea (sic)/of her age/1800"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
