Object number2023.26

Sampler

Date1818

possibly by Judith Feather (American, 1799 - 1871)

CultureAmerican

MediumEmbroidery on fabric

DimensionsSight: 6 9/16 x 6 9/16 in. (16.7 x 16.7 cm)
Framed: 21 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 13/16 in. (55 x 27 x 2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mary Ellen Weisl Rudolph, class of 1961

On View

Not on view

Period19th c

Classification(s)

SignedAt top: JUDITH / FEATHER

InscribedStitched in various colors in upper case: [alphabet] / 1818 JUDITH / W ◊ S ◊ JF FEATHER / [upper case alphabet] / 1818 JF ◊ / [upper case alphabet] / SF MF GF CF SF JF / EF PF MF LF HF / RF 1818 SR / [lower case alphabet] PS / MB

DescriptionThe alphabet in order repeated multiple times interspersed with a family tree in the form of initials, 1818, and the artist's name and initials, all separated by linear horizontal bands of cross stitch. The colors are now predominantly blue, cream, and black. At the bottom are a few simple shrubs, a flower, and a geometric shape.

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