Object number1997.7.9

Sampler

Date1767

Artist Mary Morrell Gerrish (American, 1758 - 1847)

CultureAmerican

MediumSilk threads on linen ground

DimensionsSight (tall rectangle): 11 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (28.9 x 20 cm)
Framed: 12 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 5/8 in. (31.7 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm)

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

On View

Not on view

Period18th c

Classification(s)

SignedAt center: Mary Gerrish

InscribedAt center: Mary Gerrish / Her sampler January 24 1767/ I Work It; At lower right: MSL [possibly initials of the teacher]

DescriptionThis sampler from Berwick or Kittery, York County, Maine, displays 3 alphabets and 2 number sequences separated by 8 dividing bands. In the lower register are two rows of birds and a lion interspersed with diamonds of various sizes. A basket and flower arrangement centers the bottom row. Colors are brown, yellow, green black and blue. Three initial in the lower left corner are possibly those of a teacher. Berwick or Kittery, York County, Maine

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