Sampler

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Sampler

United States, probably Pennsylvania, circa 1820
Textiles; embroidery
Linen plain weave with silk embroidery
Frame with hardware: 17 9/16 × 9 × 1 1/8 in. (44.61 × 22.86 × 2.86 cm)
Gift of Mary Jaene and Jim Edmonds (AC1992.182.13)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Edmonds, Mary Jane.  Samplers & Samplermakers:  An American Schoolgirl Art 1700-1850.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1991.