H23.3781

August 28, 1843
17.5 in HIGH x 16 in WIDE
(44.45 cm HIGH x 40.64 cm WIDE)
New York, NY
Gift of Mrs. Jessie A. Trouth
H23.3781


Sampler-framed. Aug. 28, 1843. Elizabeth McCormic Sampler, Savannah, Ferguson - Teacher started 1840 finished in Aug. 1843. Alphabets embroidered in two sizes. Fancy scroll embroidered all around. (DC 4/92) Unframed. ibm, 7/1/93: Elizabeth McCormic employed a variety of stitches in her sampler; in particular note the houses and garden gates on the top and bottom borders of her piece. The sampler is now mounted on cotton ecology cloth.
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