Sampler; alphabet at top; center: house flanked by two birds; bouquet flanked by animals and inscription and date (hard to read) near bottom; typical pattern book motifs; width 27 x length 41.5 centimeters.
Donor:
(anonymous)
Collection place:
England
Verbatim coll. place:
England attributed
Culture or time period:
English
Collector:
Mrs. William Fitzhugh Sr.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Samplers (textile art)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
October 13, 1985
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)