Image
Elisabeth Gay
Description
Maker
Elisabeth Gay (American, b. 1776)
Title
Sampler
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
linen, silk Dimensions
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31.8 x 25.4 cm (12 1/2 x 10 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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At upper: uppercase alphabet including ampersand, numers 1-10, large uppercase alphabet including ampersand; maker's mark and date at bottom: "Elisabeth Gay Her Sampler/Wrought In The Year 1787/and In the Eleventh Year of her"
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Museum Collection
Object Number
46.086 Type
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