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Handmade Cross-Stitch Embroidery Samplers, Early 19th Century
Item Details
| Type | Sampler, Needlework |
| Maker | Rachel Abrahams, Mary Merwin (age 17), Eliza Tremlett (age 7) |
| Technique | Cross-Stitch, Embroidery |
| Manufacturing Process | Handmade |
| Materials | Fabric, Thread |
| Period | Early 19th Century, 19th Century |
| Date | 1817, 1818, and 182* (thread of last digit in date is missing) |
| Number of Items | 3 |
| Additional Information | Lot includes three handmade cross-stitch samplers |
Condition
- toning, stains, and discolorations to textiles; undulations to textiles; scattered holes to samplers; smallest sampler has additional larger holes to center; some loose and fraying threads and snags; some missing threads; toning and fading to threads; accretions and stains; nicks and abrasions to frames; tears to backing papers to verso of frames.
Dimensions
13.5" W x 13.25" H x 0.5" D
- measures largest frame; sight measures 12.25" W x 12" H.
- Item not examined outside of mounting.
Item #
ITMGM70594
