Black and white rectangular embroidered sampler on off-white fabric. The top section features uppercase and lowercase English alphabet letters, with numbers underneath. A horizontal line separates the alphabet and numbers from the name "Mary Olorenshaw" and date "June the 23 1777". A poem is stitched below, reading: "This work in hand & my friends may have gray when I am dead in my when hungry worms my body eat hear you May read my Name comple". The sampler has a black border around the edges.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1777
- Medium
- Linen embroidered with silk thread
- Culture
- British
- Dimensions
- 532 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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