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ELIZABETH BURROWS 1725 |
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This small early eighteenth century English
alphabet sampler is actually more challenging than it appears
at first glance. Stitched over two, three, and four threads of
linen, it manages to incorporate several types of stitches into
its diminutive size. The lettering styles are like those found
on seventeenth century samplers. Almost perfectly unfaded, the
colors of silk floss used in our reproduction were matched to
those on the front of the original sampler. The date of Elizabeth
Burrow's birth, stitched at 179 on the last line of the sampler,
can be explained by colloquial speech: the year 1709 would commonly
be pronounced 'seventeen nine.' She was sixteen years old when
she stitched this sampler. |
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Origin and date: England, 1725
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 9-1/2"x7"
Stitches: Cross, Montenegrin cross, Italian, eyelet, herringbone, counted satin
Source: Private collection
Kit with silk floss: $22.00
Graph only: $6.00
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