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Maker(s):Rollir, Bett (or Betsy)
Culture:American
Title:sampler
Date Made:1812
Type:Textile
Materials:textile: silk, wool, wood, glass
Place Made:United States; New Hampshire; Dublin
Measurements:framed: 12 1/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 31.115 cm x 29.21 cm
Accession Number:  HD 62.093
Credit Line:Gift of Elizabeth Davis
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Needlework sampler done in silk embroidery on wool with the inscription, "Dublin June 1812" and "Property of Bett Rollir." The sampler has ten rows of the alphabet in script, capital and small letters, and two groups of numbers (1-9 and 1-6), and an unfinished border of scrolling floral sprigs and S-shaped narrow leaves.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Glass; Silk; Wool

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