Sampler

Date1842

Artist Esther H. Leuallen (American (Pennsylvania?))

MediumCotton threads on linen ground

DimensionsSight: 17 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (44.45 x 46.99 cm)

Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection

On View

Not on view

Period19th c

Classification(s)

SignedSigned and dated: Esther Luallen's work done in the / 10th year of her age September the 16th 1842

InscribedInscribed: This my friend’s perchance may bloom when I am silent in the tomb.

DescriptionSeries of alphabets, name , verse, date, numbers 1-12 Bowls of fruit, lion, 2 dogs, 8 point star, strawberry border queen stitch, cross stitch, eyelet alphabet, herringbone dark indigo blue, dull green

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