Sampler
- Title:
- Dotia Smith Sampler
- Object Name:
- Sampler
- Creator:
- Wilson, Dotia Smith, 1783-1871
- Date:
- 1790-1800
- Material:
- Silk or cottom floss on flax
linen ground - Description:
- Schoolgirl sampler of Dotia Smith (1783-1871). Natural flax/ linen ground sampler worked with rust, purple, gray, light green, pink, mustard, and blue cotton or silk floss. Diamond motif across the top. Includes 2 alphabets on 5 lines; each row is separated by lines of x stitch, rice stitch, and open fish bone. The piece is inscribed: "Dosia Smith."
- People:
- Wilson, Dotia Smith, 1783-1871
- Collection Name:
- Monadnock Center Sampler Collection
- Item Number:
- 1950.96.48
- Accession Number:
- 1950.96
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hattie Wilson - Wilson Scott Estate
- Participating Organization:
- Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society
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