Sampler (embroidery)

Object number
2018.013.001
Creator
Mumford, Mary (Shrieve), 1737-1809
Date
1754
Description
Sampler signed and dated at the bottom center. The alphabet is sewn along the top with two phrases and the numbers 1-13 underneath. The bottom half of the sampler features two trees, several flowers and some birds in a garden scene. Sampler is in a brown wood frame.
Materials
fabric
Inscription
Mary Sheie/ve Her Wor/K January 1754
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Object Type
samplers (embroidery)