Sampler

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

1994.23.2

Description

Text on linen (might be homespun) sampler begins at the top with a cursive, upper case alphabet in cream followed by the numbers 1-10. A red, white and blue border followed by an upper case, blue block alphabet. Another red, white and blue border (diamond) followed by a pale blue, lower case alphabet and a wave-like pale blue border. At the bottom "Wrought by/Betsey R Guild/in the 10th Year of her Age/Rockingham July 29th 1819xxxxxxxxx" The perimeter includes three borders. On the outside is a cream triangle design, center has a brown and blue vine and floral, inside a pale blue zig-zag.

Acquisition

Accession

1994.23

Source or Donor

Louanis, Lorraine Hynes

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Guild, Betsey R.

Date made

1819

Place

Town

Rockingham

County

Windham 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

Height

12-1/4 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Material

Silk, Linen, Cotton