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Sally Doolittle
Sampler1808

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Needlework sampler on tan woven ground, stitched with alphabet rows in script and Roman letterforms, inscribed '1808 Oxford Newhampshire' and '12 Years,' with a zigzag border and row of floral motifs along the bottom
Maker
Sally Doolittle
United States, New Hampshire, born 1796
Title
Sampler
Place Made
United States, New Hampshire, Orford
Date Made
1808
Medium
Linen plain weave with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Frame: 18 13/16 × 18 3/4 × 1 in. (47.78 × 47.63 × 2.54 cm) Textile: 12 × 12 3/8 in. (30.48 × 31.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Jaene and Jim Edmonds
Accession Number
AC1992.182.15
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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