Sampler

Textile

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2010.54

Description

Rectangular alphabet sampler. The sampler is stitched entirely with gross stitches in blue thread and brown thread (now mostly gone), with a blue border and underlines. The sampler consists of a marking alphabet with alternates for A, J, and S, and an ampersand. Following the alphabet is the inscription, "CATY HILL OF WEATHERSFIELD IN THE STATE OF VERMONT 1800". The only legible part of the missing stitches are the letters A-G.

Context

Made by Caty Hill in Weathersfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2010.54

Source or Donor

Lohr, Harper D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Mary Y. Lohr

Made/Created

Artist

Hill, Caty

Date made

1800

Place

Town

Weathersfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Height

4-1/2 in

Length

15 in

Material

Linen, Silk