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Maker
Unknown
Date made
1815
Origin
Baltimore, MD US
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent 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.
Inscription
OIn the L): area is empty. (On the R): Baltimore Hospital //.
Length Without Frame
19 1/4"
Width Without Frame
28 3/4"
Historical Owner
#1961.9.1 Gift of Mrs. St. George Siousset.
Owner
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
Owner Private
Maryland Historical Society