UCONN HISTORICAL COSTUME & TEXTILE COLLECTION




1819

Sampler


natural linen ground, alphabet & numbers cross stitched in blue, green and pink, name “Esther Ann Augur” at bottom. Possibly unfinished as plenty of unembroidered space; 8.5”x9.5”; tacked onto thin cardboard marked with “date 1819, loaned by Mrs D.B.Hubbard” on front & “Sampler made by Margaret Denison Burr for one of her schoolmates. Approximate date 1819”




Provenance:
Loaned by Mrs D.B Hubbard; made by Margaret Denison Burr for one of her schoolmates. Approximate date 1819

Construction Label:
Embroidery



1993T 1819.1