Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Alphabet sampler with photograph
Title
Alphabet sampler with photograph
Object name
Sampler
Date
1810-1840
Medium
Linen, cotton
Dimensions
framed: 17 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. ( 45.1 x 32.4 cm )
Description
Square sampler on linen ground, worked in various colors of floss in horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers; worked in cross stitch. Sampler framed and matted with photograph (ca. 1870s) of older woman, presumably the maker of the sampler.
Object Number
Z.2018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





