File:Sampler (USA), 1796 (CH 18697331).jpg

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English: Sampler (USA), 1796   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Sampler (USA), 1796
Description
English: Bands of alphabets worked in several colors on a coarse brown ground, with the inscription: Polley Thomas was born April 01 1784 and worked this sampler in the 12 year of my age 1796
Date 1796
date QS:P571,+1796-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium silk embroidery on linen foundation
Dimensions

H x W x D: 48.3 x 48.3 cm (19 x 19 in.)

Warp x Weft (unframed): 43.2 x 43.2 cm (17 x 17 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Textiles
Accession number
2002-26-4
Credit line Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers
Notes
  • Type: Sampler
  • Inscribed: Polley Thomas was born April 01 1784 and worked this sampler in the 12 year of my age 1796
  • Country: United States
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