sampler; silk embr. on linen plainweave; alphabet above, homily below signature which is "Polly Hammons Work" in white w/in green leaf design; embroidered seated woman holding open book lower right; floral heart-like repeats in border; 31.7 x 26.4 cm. *Carole Austin (1988) says that "this piece has the look of girls' school work in the U.S. - in layout as well as the pictorial aspect. Also the messy back may indicate looser stitches.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
England
Verbatim coll. place:
England
Culture or time period:
English
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1908
Materials:
Linen (material), Silk, and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Samplers (textile art)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)