Sampler

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

T 77.34

Description

Framed sampler, on linen ground cloth, embroidered in dark green and shades of orange and brown wool, with central floral motif and alphabet and numbers above. Signed "Jennet McIntires work NEW YORK in 1795".

Acquisition

Accession

T 77.34

Source or Donor

Valentine Parker

Credit Line

Purchase, 1977

Made/Created

Artist

Jennet McIntire

Date made

1795

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"Jennet McIntires work NEW YORK in 1795" in needlework across upper middle.

Dimensions

Height

17 in

Width

12 in

Material

Linen, Wool

Condition

Notes

The sampler has a half-inch tear to the left of the center tulip along an old fold line (tear recorded 5/12/04).

Provenance

Notes

Mrs. Valentine Parker, The Cupola, Ridgewood, NJ 10/77