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Makers / Maker's Age: Taylor, Emma
Date Made: 1852
Origin: Belper, England
School / Teacher:
Stitches: Cross
Embroidery Thread: Wool
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Dimensions: w x h
Owner: Mormon Church History Museum , Salt Lake City, UT www.history.lds.org
Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: In a central square are angels, animals, birds, two female figures and a other motifs. Large and small multicolor flowers border this sampler.
History of Owner: Gift of the great great granddaughter of the stitcher. Emma Taylor joined the Church in England with her family and emigrated to Utah when she was 20 bringing her sampler with he when she traveled with the James L. Brown company in 1862..
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921