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L. Despa
Sampler1874

Not on view
Framed textile sampler with cream ground, lace border, and green brocade swatches surrounding a central cross-stitched panel in crimson thread reading 'ECOLE COMMUNALE DE SAUCY 1874 L. DESPA Souvenir'
Maker
L. Despa
France, Saucy, active second half 19th century
Title
Sampler
Place Made
France, Saucy
Date Made
1874
Medium
Linen plain weave and linen plain weave (canvas) with cotton embroidery and cotton lace
Dimensions
Frame with hardware: 20 7/8 × 21 3/16 × 3/4 in. (53.02 × 53.82 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Jaene and Jim Edmonds
Accession Number
AC1992.182.8
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.