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Accessibility:
Call No:
  • 1840.1.11
Title:
  • Betsey Williams Sampler
Author/Creator:
  • Williams, Betsy (Embroiderer)
Place of Production/Origin:
Description:
  • Sampler with alphabet, numbers, verse, name and date. At the top and bottom there are geometric borders with two vines and all work is done in cross, eyelet, and satin stitches. "Betsey Williams / her sampler age / d 13 years - 1796" "This world is like a / troubled sea / No state of life / from sorrow free"
Date(s):
  • 1796;
Collection Type:
Object Type:
Material(s):
  • fibre, linen
  • fibre, silk
Medium(s):
  • Embroidery
Subjects:
Research Notes:
  • Exhibited at RIHS in 1970.
Provenance:
Bibliographic References:
  • Exhibited at RIHS March - December 1970.
Image ID Numbers:
  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX171497aw.jpg
  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX171497bw.jpg
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