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Makers / Maker's Age: Unknown
Date Made: 1815
Origin: Baltimore, MD US
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Stitches: Cross,
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Dimensions: w x 19 1/4" h
Owner: Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD www.mdhs.org
Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: Sampler is a depiction of the Baltimore Hospital, a large two story structure with a large central door, 12 windows with flowers in 5, eight chimneys and a center cupola on the roof. Across the bottom is a house on the L with 4 tall trees and a wall, and on R leaving a blank space for a walkway are an additional 4 trees and a continuing wall. Reversing arcaded flower border up both sides and across the top and a small leaf border across the bottom.
History of Owner: #1961.9.1 Gift of Mrs. St. George Siousset.
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No