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Abigail Pinniger

Sampler, 1730

Description

Maker

  • Abigail Pinniger, American

Title

Sampler

Year

1730

Medium

Linen ground with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • linen

Techniques

  • back stitch,
  • backstitch,
  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • satin stitch,
  • cross stitch,
  • running stitch,
  • darning stitch

Dimensions

40.6 x 24.1 cm (16 x 9 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"Abigail Pinniger.Her Sampler.Maid in 1730."

Place

Rhode Island

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Miss Susan B. Thurston

Object Number

14.060

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 2

Loreum Ipsum
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts

June 18 - August 14, 1993

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