Sampler

Object/Artifact

-

Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2017.0223.0001

Description

Cross stitch sampler. 8" x 9". Dark tan fabric with green and black embroidery. Features decorative corss stitch in the first 1.5 inch, then the alphabet stitched in capital letters follwed by 1, 2, 3 and then the alphabet stitched in lower case followed by 4, 5, 6, 7. The last line able to be read is 8, 9, 10 Elizabeth More. Two smaller lines of stitching follows this but cannot be read. Information given when the sampler was donated indicates that it was made by Elizabeth More in 1823. Marked A68-51-1-80. Stabilized 2017. 8/25/2017 - Research done by professional genealogist, Brian Podoll, on Elizabeth More and an email from the donor's son can be found in the donor's file.

Collection

Art

Acquisition

Accession

2017.0223

Source or Donor

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Murray

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1823

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Sampler

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Embroidery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

sampler, cross, stitch, Murray, Elizabeth, More, 1823