Object number1960.9.2

Sampler

Datec. 1670

Artist English (English, NA)

CultureEnglish

MediumFabric

DimensionsSight: 44 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (112.71 x 19.69 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)

On View

Not on view

Period17th c

Classification(s)

Bibliographyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRPiZel9M6U Beginning at 18:24Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, New York, FLLAC, Vassar College, "Modeling Femininity: Art and the Moral Education of Nineteenth-Century Women," January 27-March 15, 2000.
DescriptionThis is a "married" long band sampler, that is, it consists of 4 pieces from different samplers that have been sewn together. As such it does not follow the usual pattern of a long band sampler, which would show a progression of complexity and difficulty of stitchwork from top to bottom, a visual record of the teaching and learning process. For a good description of this sampler see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRPiZel9M6U Beginning at 18:24

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