Sampler
EmbroidererEmbroidered by
Tabitha Billing
American, 1742 - 1824
Date1762
MediumSilk on linen
DimensionsFrame (height x width): 14 1/2 x 7 1/4in. (36.8 x 18.4cm)
Primary Dimensions (Sampler (height x width)): 13 1/2 x 6 1/4in. (34.3 x 15.9cm)
Primary Dimensions (Sampler (height x width)): 13 1/2 x 6 1/4in. (34.3 x 15.9cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2014.74.0
InscribedTypewritten label on verso of frame reads, "437-2 SAMPLER, of TABITHA BILLING, dated 1762 / reads: / Her exampler was born March 13, 1742 / includes 2 alphabets, numerals, cross borders, hemstitiched / edge. Size: framed, 8 1/2 x 15 1/2" / Washed, lace-mounted and matted with museum bard, 1978"Subject Terms
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