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Margaret Bett
Samplercirca 1825

Not on view
Framed needlework sampler with rows of cross-stitched alphabets, numerals, and inscriptions above a decorative panel with facing birds and stylized flowering plants in red, blue, and green
Maker
Margaret Bett
Scotland, Creich, active first quarter of the 19th century
Title
Sampler
Place Made
Scotland, Creich
Date Made
circa 1825
Medium
Linen plain weave with wool embroidery
Dimensions
Frame with hardware: 17 5/8 × 9 × 1 1/8 in. (44.77 × 22.86 × 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Jaene and Jim Edmonds
Accession Number
AC1992.182.5
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.