Sampler

Art

Ted and Vera Cutler Family Archives

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2024.1

Description

Art

Artwork Details

Medium

Sampler

Subject

Alphabet, Number and designs

Made/Created

Artist

Alice Balderston

Date made

1844

Place

City

Garstang, England

* Untyped Place

England

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Name Alice Balderston worked into sampler

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

The colors are faded and the fabric has darkened.

Conservation

Notes

When the fabric was removed from the birdseye maple frame, it was noticed that the fabric had creases in it where it had been folded. A guess might be that one of the reasons it survived as well as it has was that it was folded and stored in a drawer where it was away from light, air, dust and other deteriorating elements. Vera Cutler always displayed the sample since she received it in the mid 1950s on a wall away from any direct light . Linda Cutler Widmer has continued that process.

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Acquired From

Polly Hall

Provenance

Provenance Detail

This sampler was sent toTed Cutler upon Polly's death in the mid-1950s.

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Acquisition Date

Nov 6, 2024

Notes/Remarks

John C. Cutler and Lawrence Edward (Ted) Cutler may have been the only surviving descendants of Alice Balderston Cutler after Polly died.

Created By

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Create Date

November 6, 2024

Updated By

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Update Date

November 10, 2024