sampler

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

sampler

Entry/Object ID

2004.016.003

Description

Sampler. A: Alphabet sampler, natural linen ground. Upper half has 3 alphabets stitched in cotton threads in shades of brown. "Eliza Ann Franklin Born 1807 Franklinville, Md". Lower half is pictorial with flowers and animals in bright modern threads in blues, greens, purples and browns. Marked "L.A.F, 1931" in black at lower proper left corner. 17.5" x 17.5". B: frame, wood with concave molding; 18.25"h x 21.5"w x 1.5"d.

Acquisition

Accession

2004.016

Source or Donor

Alexander, Anne Franklin Boyle

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Donor's aunt, Lillian A. Franklin, "finished" the sampler and added her initials and the date; her work is evident in the bright colors seen in the bottom section of the piece. Frame stored in K/8.