1895
Textile fragment
Red and green embroidery on off-white linen ground cloth; 3” strip of drawn work and crochet edging; writing may be translated to:"waste not, want not"; framed as a sampler; 17" x 17.5" approx.; good condition: slightly faded, colors still good; dated; framed behind glass
Provenance:
Chambers, Dean Helen Petticoat Hill, Phoenixville, CT. Born 2/21/1916
Construction Label:
embroidery, drawn work
1965T 1895.999
Red and green embroidery on off-white linen ground cloth; 3” strip of drawn work and crochet edging; writing may be translated to:"waste not, want not"; framed as a sampler; 17" x 17.5" approx.; good condition: slightly faded, colors still good; dated; framed behind glass
Provenance:
Chambers, Dean Helen Petticoat Hill, Phoenixville, CT. Born 2/21/1916
Construction Label:
embroidery, drawn work
1965T 1895.999