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Sarah Prince Fenn's Sampler
From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two block alphabets, no "J," with "V" and "U" reversed. Numbers to 10. Alphabets and numbers colored in groups. These rows separated by simple geometric crossbands. Crown and several simple geometric motifs fill out alphabet lines. At base of sampler, rose, tulip, strawberry plants, and tree climbing one edge. Brown guidelines under tree and flowers. Border of single row of marking cross on all four sides. Silk embroidery thread on linen ground. STITCHES: two-sided cross, marking cross, satin, Algerian eye, stem, outline, queen, straight, tent, crosslet, herringbone, chain, hem.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineSarah Prince Fenn's Sampler. 1775. Fenn, Sarah Prince. National Museum of American History, Gift of Mr. Paul S. Conger in memory of Mr. William J. Whitting. CC0.
