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Martha D. Prior

Sampler, 1795

Description

Maker

  • Martha D. Prior, 1789-1870, American

Title

Sampler

Year

1795

Medium

Linen ground with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • linen,
  • silk

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • cross stitch

Dimensions

19.7 x 20.3 cm (7 11/16 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

At upper, uppercase alphabet with each letter being repeated twice in a row, numbers 1-9; maker's mark and dated at bottom: "Martha D Prior Her y z/Sampler Made In The 6th/Year Of Her Age 1795"; lowercase alphabet below with "x y z" being fit in at ends of prior lines.

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Susan B. Thurston

Object Number

14.059

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts

June 18 - August 14, 1993

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Sampler with the accession number of 14.059. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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