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Eliza Higley
Sampler, 'The Morning Lark'1825

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Embroidered needlework sampler on aged cream fabric with zigzag border, featuring verse text, a central bare tree flanked by human figures and deer, and scattered floral and animal motifs in red, green, gold, and brown thread; inscribed 1825

Eliza Higley, Sampler, 'The Morning Lark', 1825, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Horowitz Family, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Eliza Higley
England, active mid-19th century
Title
Sampler, 'The Morning Lark'
Place Made
England
Date Made
1825
Medium
Wool plain weave with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Frame: 21 5/16 × 16 3/8 × 1 in. (54.13 × 41.59 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Horowitz Family
Accession Number
M.83.216.42
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles