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Sampler

1808

America

Medium
embroidery, silk on homespun
Measurements
Average: 46.1 x 27.3 cm (18 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George W. Bierce 1943.118
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Not on view
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A vertical needlework sampler features rows of cursive and block alphabets stitched in muted beige silk against a dark green ground. Geometric borders divide the lettering, numbers, and an inscription commemorating eleven-year-old Lusanna Williams in 1808. The lower half features the large, stylized word EDUCATION above an eight-line poem on virtue. Small diamond motifs accent the right edge, while the overall textile exhibits raw, frayed edges along its rectangular perimeter.

Sampler

1808

America

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