Sampler

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2011.5.1

Description

Sampler worked by Ann Matilda Nye on unbleached linen with silk thread in cross stitch over one and two threads. Geometric border with a stylized strawberry fine around the upper portion of the alphabet that encloses the first upper case alphabet. Two upper case and one lower case allphabets and one series of numbers, all separated by geometric decorative bands. The signature is enclosed in a geometric border at the bottom, flanked by two flower vases. The inscription reads: "Wrought by Ann Matilda Nye Born August 7, 1808"

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nye, Ann Matilda

Role

Needleworker

Date made

circa 1818

Material

silk thread on linen