Sampler
EmbroidererEmbroidered by
Caroline Julia Tucker
(American, 1832 - 1897)
Date1844
MediumEmbroidery: silk thread on a plain-woven, undyed linen ground
Frame: wood, paint, glass, mat board
Frame: Wood, glass, paper, metal.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of ground): 8 3/16 x 9 1/8in. (20.8 x 23.2cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of George J. and Mary C. Leger
Object number2001.113.2
DescriptionSampler worked in medium brown, dark brown, dark blue, light brown, light blue, dark green, red, rust, cream, mint, and pink silk threads on a plain-woven linen ground in cross stitches. The sampler is squarish, oriented horizontally. It is laid out with seven rows of three alphabets and the numbers 1 through 9 followed by a zero, over an inscription, over a narrow band of pictorial motifs. The inscription is "Caroline Julia Tuckers/ Samplar [sic] Wrought Apr 18/ 1844 in the 12th yr of her age/ Hartford Ct". The narrow band of pictorial motifs include, from left to right, a heart, a watering can, a bowl or basket, a watering can, and a heart. Certain lines of alphabets are separated by straight, narrow borders. There is a four-sided narrow border.
The sampler probably has a double-turned hem on all four sides. The portion of the top edges is visible; the other three edges of the sampler are not visible. There is a narrow mat. The sampler has a narrow mat and is in a modern frame.
Letters and Numbers (.b): There are three alphabets. The letters are uppercase script in alphabet 1, uppercase block in alphabet 2, and lowercase block in alphabet 3. The letters J and U are present in all alphabets. The letter H in the second alphabet is unusual; it appears to be a double H.
Stitches (.b): The sampler is worked in cross stitches over two threads.
Condition (.b): The sampler probably has light to moderate fading. There is a narrow mat. The sampler is in a modern frame.
The sampler probably has a double-turned hem on all four sides. The portion of the top edges is visible; the other three edges of the sampler are not visible. There is a narrow mat. The sampler has a narrow mat and is in a modern frame.
Letters and Numbers (.b): There are three alphabets. The letters are uppercase script in alphabet 1, uppercase block in alphabet 2, and lowercase block in alphabet 3. The letters J and U are present in all alphabets. The letter H in the second alphabet is unusual; it appears to be a double H.
Stitches (.b): The sampler is worked in cross stitches over two threads.
Condition (.b): The sampler probably has light to moderate fading. There is a narrow mat. The sampler is in a modern frame.
Status
Not on view
