Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
1970.25.1Description
Cross-stitched sampler with alphabet and numbers. The embroidery is done in faded colors of rose, blue, and green. It is embroidered in the bottom center "Jane M. Murchison wrought this sampler June 14, 1826, aged 8 years."Context
Eight-year-old Jane M. Murchison (1818-1828) completed this sampler on June 14, 1826. While samplers were often made by school-age girls studying at academies, it is not believed that Jane attended such a school. Therefore, she most likely created this piece at home. Samplers provided a medium for girls to show their handiwork and were often signed and dated in thread by the maker. Based on the information left in stitches by Jane, she was born in 1818. She would pass away only two years after producing this sampler in her hometown of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Jane was survived by her younger sister and her mother, Eliza Campbell Jones Murchison (1793-1878), who completed a quilt now held in Historic Columbia's permanent collection (HCF 1970.258.1).Made/Created
Date made
Jun 14, 1826Notes
Place is likely Orangeburg, South CarolinaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
EmbroideryLocation
Front; bottomTranscription
Jane M. Murchison
Wrought this Sampler
June 14, 1826
aged 8 YearsMaterial/Technique
StitchedDimensions
Height
11-1/2 inWidth
11 in
