Sampler, 1808
Nancy Sibleyexpand_more
Silk thread, metal-wrapped thread, painted linen, and painted paper on linen plain weave; needleworkexpand_more
Gift of Carroll Simmonsexpand_more 81.91
Not on Viewexpand_more
From the colonial period to the mid nineteenth-century, sampler making formed a major component of polite education for young girls. Needlework samplers demonstrated the artistic achievements of students, chief among them being a range of delicate stitch techniques. This sampler records the skills of its ten-year-old maker in handling a dozen embroidery stitches, her abilities working with metallic thread (a challenging medium for the novice), as well as her competence in painting on cloth and applied paper.
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- Sampler
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- Artist
- Accession Number
- 81.91
- Curator Approved
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