|
SARAH
WILLIAMS 1761 |
|
This Boston area sampler has as its most
recognizable feature a vertical, hexagonal pattern band in its
top third known as the BOSTON
BAND. Similar samplers were executed
in the Boston area during this period (see, for example, figure
2 in Samplers
and Samplermakers
by Mary Jaene Edmonds) suggesting
the existence of a school or teacher who encouraged her pupils
to use this same verse, the BOSTON
BAND, the maple leaf motif, and
the same scene across the bottom of their samplers. Without a
border, this piece is reminiscent of English band samplers. |
|
Origin and date: Boston, 1761
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 15-1/2"x20" or 13-1/2"x17-1/2" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Satin, cross, herringbone, eyelet, French knot, stem, straight, double running
Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Kit with cotton floss: $55.00
Kit with silk floss: $99.00
Graph only: $12.00
|
|
