Sampler

Provenance

Elizabeth Vaughan (1871-1949; born Elizabeth Tyson), South Berwick, ME, and Sherborn, MA, by Jan. 11, 1949 [Incoming receipt, R9946, Jan. 11, 1950; copy in curatorial object file]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.

Sampler

Elizabeth Nicholls

c. 1785

Accession Number

71700

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, eyelet, and satin stitches

Dimensions

39.5 × 26.6 cm (15 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan