Name/Title
Elizabeth Cutter, sampler, 1775Entry/Object ID
2009.60kDescription
One of two eighteenth century samplers in the Sawtelle collection. An important example of textile history, design includes elements of earlier English marking samplers as well as baskets of flowers which become dominant designs in Portsmouth samplers. Signed "Elizabeth Cutter, Her Sampler, Aged 13, Portsmouth, July 21, 1775 AD."Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2009.60Source or Donor
Sawtelle, JeanCredit Line
Gift of the Sawtelle FamilyMade/Created
Date made
1775Notes
Early Date: 1775Dimensions
Dimension Notes
17 1/4 x 9 in.
