Sampler

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

1980.10.2

Description

Small sampler of silk on linen. From the top, the sampler consists of a marking alphabet (capitals) in blue and pink, a marking alphabet (lowercase) in brown and white, number 1-8 in brown and white, a script alphabet (capitals) in brown and pink, individual letter alternates in brown and white, and the words "Elizabeth G. Bayley born Feb. 11 1817, aged fourteen" in white and blue. Each line of letters is separated by a simple border. All stitches are cross stitches over two yarns.

Context

Made by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, VT

Acquisition

Accession

1980.10

Source or Donor

Atwell, Florence Barnett (1890-1980)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Bayley, Elizabeth (1817-1856)

Date made

1831

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

8-1/8 in

Length

13-1/2 in

Material

Linen

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Newbury

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America