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Makers / Maker's Age: Meylin, Sophia (age 15) (1810-1837)
Date Made: 1824
Origin: Lancaster, PA US
School / Teacher: Mary Reed's School, Lancaster, PA
Stitches: Cross, Satin, Eyelet
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Dimensions: w x 14" h
Owner: Phillips Museum, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA www.fandm.edu/phillips-museum
Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: Motifs of hearts, triangles, strawberries, trees with birds perched at the top, fill the upper portion of this sampler. At the bottom a schoolhouse, four large fir tree, a bird perched on the top of each, below are plants and birds. A wide blue silk border on all four sides..
History of Owner: #2477 Gift of the Estate of Ida K. Hostetter.
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No