Sampler

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2013.37

Description

Rough woven linen backing with cross stitch and satin stitch lettering in shades of blue, green, white, and black, with "Mary R. Billmeyer's Work in Year 1827." Includes alphabet with upper and lower-case letters; numbers.

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

8-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Family of maker lived across from Cliveden during Battle of Germantown and had guns trained on battle.