Object number1997.7.39
Sampler
Date1769
Artist
Margaret Peachey
(English)
CultureEnglish
MediumSilk embroidery threads and bast sewing threads on wool ground with bast binding
DimensionsSight: 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (29.85 × 29.85 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt bottom: Margaret Peachey
InscribedInscribed:( a full capital alphabet is embroidered above the central square); Two birds, basket of fruit, potted plants...
At bottom: Margaret Peachey, Her Sampler / Novr 30th, MDCCLXIX
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