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Sarah North
Samplercirca 1800

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Needlework sampler on tan linen with alphabet rows, a verse cartouche, diamond lattice border, and a central pictorial scene showing a house, trees, birds, urns, and human figures, with a birth inscription dated 1790

Sarah North, Sampler, circa 1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Geraldine L. Hoseason Bequest in memory of her grandmother, May Kilborn King, and mother, Evangeline King Hoseason, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Sarah North
New Zealand, Cornwallis, active Canada, Nova Scotia, born 1790
Title
Sampler
Place Made
Canada, Nova Scotia
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Linen plain weave with silk and wool embroidery
Dimensions
17 3/4 x 22 1/2 in. (45.09 x 57.15 cm)
Credit Line
Geraldine L. Hoseason Bequest in memory of her grandmother, May Kilborn King, and mother, Evangeline King Hoseason
Accession Number
M.76.16
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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