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Accessibility:
Call No:
  • 1999.72.4
Title:
  • Sampler
Author/Creator:
Place of Production/Origin:
Description:
  • A large sampler elaborately embroidered. The border is of flowers in green, pink, red, blue, white and yellow. Within a box of blue and pink are two verses, both appear to be prayers. Beneath the first prayer in pink, yellow, white, and red is the maker's name.
Date(s):
  • 1813;
Collection Type:
Object Type:
Material(s):
  • silk floss
  • linen plain weave
Medium(s):
  • Embroidery
Subjects:
Research Notes:
  • Part of a collection of twelve samplers from the Claflin family.
Provenance:
Image ID Numbers:
  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX171613aw.jpg
  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX171613bw.jpg
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