Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object Number:
1948.106
Date:
1823
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 34 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: center, black floss: "Elizabeth Hallowell / 1823"
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler stitched in various colors of silk floss; verse and inscription in center, geometric floral designs at the top, bottom and bordering all sides; cross and satin stitches.
Gallery Label:
Elizabeth Hallowell was the great-grandmother of Anna Gillingham. The sampler may have been worked by the Elizabeth Hallowell that was born January 3, 1811 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna Gillingham
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
