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EMMA LERCH 1843 |
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A gift from the collection of Rosalind
and Edwin Miller to the museum. Emma Lerch was born in Northampton
County, Pennsylvania, in 1830, and she stitched this sampler
in her thirteenth year. It is a very simple work, with a lovely
meandering floral border. While perhaps too simple to have been
worked as a school exercise at her age, the sampler bears some
resemblance to the needlework taught by Esther Pritchard Hudders
(1807-1887) of Bath/Catasauqua, particularly in the diamond-shaped
leaves of the tree and in the bold color scheme. Emma might well
have drawn inspiration from works produced at this teacher's
school, which was well established in 1843, the year the sampler
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Origin and date: Probably Pennsylvania, 1843
Rated: Beginning
Linen count/finished size: 25 count, 16-1/2" square
Stitches: Cross stitch
Source: The Allentown Art Museum
Kit with cotton floss: $40.00
Kit with silk floss: $67.00
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