Object number1997.7.7
Sampler
Datec. 1800
Artist
Eliza Wire
(American (Pennsylvania))
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (mostly square): 8 1/4 x 8 in. (21 x 20.3 cm)
Framed: 10 1/4 x 10 x 1/2 in. (26 x 25.4 x 1.3 cm)
Framed: 10 1/4 x 10 x 1/2 in. (26 x 25.4 x 1.3 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th / 19th c
Classification(s)
SignedBottom: Eliza Wire
BibliographyBolton, Ethel Stanwood and Eva Johnson Coe. America Samplers. The National Society of Colonial Dames of American, Massachusetts [Boston], 1921DescriptionThe main features of this sampler are a simple three-story house in three-quarter view situated between two trees. Below the house is a frame with the maker's name, "Eliza Wire". Scattered birds and flowers, and two large baskets in the upper corners complete the composition and add yellow to the palette. Thread colors are green, red, yellow, blue, pink and white.
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