"Boston Band" style sampler worked in silk on linen. This polychromatic sampler is a long rectancle with alphabetic lines separated by bands of decorative embroidery on the upper portion. Beneath these is a scene with a central leafy tree flanked by flower-filled baskets, birds and the inscription (...
Date:
1737
Maker:
Hill, Sarah, 1725- (Embroiderer)
Material:
linen (material), silk (textile), cross-stitching, embroidering
GUSN:
49937
Accession Number:
1981.10