Object number1997.7.133
Sampler
Date1811
Artist
Lydia Borton
(American , born 1795)
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight: 16 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (42.55 x 55.25 cm)
Unframed: 17 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (45.09 x 32.39 cm)
Framed: 21 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 1 in. (55.56 x 42.86 x 2.54 cm)
Unframed: 17 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (45.09 x 32.39 cm)
Framed: 21 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 1 in. (55.56 x 42.86 x 2.54 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt center: Lydia Borton 1811
InscribedInscribed: Initials "LB" & "RLE" [Could RLE be teacher?]
BibliographyThanks be to my Friends: Selected Samplers from the Collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (Poughkeepsie: FLLAC, 2004)
Bolton and CoeExhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, New York, FLLAC, Vassar College, "Thanks be to my Friends: Selected Samplers from the Collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center," June 5-July 18, 2004DescriptionAn Evesham School, Burlington County, New Jersey, Quaker alphabet sampler featuring 4 alphabets, including upper and lower case versions of the classic Quaker associated Roman script, a number sequence, a wreath-enclosed black lettered inscription, two baskets, single blossom floral spot motifs, and a pair of facing blue birds. The first alphabet is followed by the initials LB and the third alphabet is followed by the initials R.L.E. [possibly a teacher?] The top and sides of the sampler display an undulating strawberry border. Thread colors are green, blue, yellow, tan, and black.
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