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2023-90, Sampler
Sampler by Unknown Maker, Unfinished
2023-90, Sampler

Sampler by Unknown Maker, Unfinished

Dateca. 1825
OriginAmerica, Virginia (probably)
MediumSilk embroidery threads on a linen ground of 34 by 28 threads per inch (fiber identification by eye)
DimensionsOH: 15 1/4" x OW: 20 1/2"
Credit LineGift of The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA
Object number2023-90
DescriptionThis is an unfinished, rectangular sampler worked in shades of brown, blue, green, and pink silk embroidery threads on a natural-color linen ground. The top half of the sampler consists of one uppercase script alphabet, three sets of uppercase block alphabets, two sets of lowercase block alphabets, and the initials "S P K". The bottom half of the sampler is unworked except for a flower pot in the right. Below the flower pot are the initials "A M M". A tiny pink and green floral border worked in queen stitches encloses the sampler on all four sides. There is a 1/4 to 3/8" hem on all four sides.
Stitches: cross, eyelet, four-sided, half cross, queen worked horizontally
Markings"S P K"
"A M M"
Provenanceca. 1825, probablyy worked by member of the Loftin Ellett Family (King William County, VA); ?-1939, grandchild of Loftin Ellet [1797-1865] (Henrico County, VA); 1939-2023, given to the Valentine Museum (Richmond, VA); 2023-present, transferred to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)