Whitman, Sarah Jane (age 14)

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Maker
Whitman, Sarah Jane (age 14)
Date made
1840
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Canvas
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: #2 stitches are basically gone. #3 has both the long and the short style S and ends at X.. Two narrow cross bands and one stitched line. Border all four sides.
Inscription
Sarah Jane Whitman: sampl / er: wrought by her in the fourte / enth year of her age A. D. 1840
Length Without Frame
8 1/4"
Width Without Frame
14 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1969-288-288 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art