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Alice Dunham

Sampler, mid 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Alice Dunham, American

Culture

German

Title

Sampler

Year

mid 1800s

Medium

Cotton ground with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • linen

Techniques

  • stem stitch,
  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • buttonhole stitch,
  • blanket stitch,
  • satin stitch,
  • double buttonhole stitch,
  • cross stitch,
  • eyelet stitch

Dimensions

29.5 cm (11 5/8 inches) (length) maximum length

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Uppercase script alphabet and numbers 1-9 and 0 at top; gothic uppercase alphabet at center; lowercase alphabet and numbers 1-9 and 0 at bottom

Place

Germany, possibly

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Richard and Inge Chafee

Object Number

1999.8

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 1999.8. 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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