Samplerc. 179122 x 16 1/2 " (55.9 x 41.9 cm)
Frame: 25 1/2 x 20 x 1 1/8 " (64.8 x 50.8 x 2.9 cm)Silk on linenGift of Louise and Mike Nevelson1978.31.2501530471200Hannah StaplesTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.embroidered in thread upper edge: 'ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ [backwards Z]'; 'ABCDEFGHIKILM / NOPQRSTUVXY'embroidered in thread center: 'HANNAH STAPLES IS MY NAME AND / WITH MY NEDDEL [sic] I WROTE THE SAM / E AND IF MY SKILL HAD BEEN BETTER / I WOULD HAVE MENDED EVERY LETTR'United StatesMaineTreasures of Folk Art: Museum of American Folk ArtTextilesembroidery and cross stitch, eyelet, oriental, straight stitches in colors: cream, rose, ochre, yellow2 alphabets in chevron or zig-zag border, large building and 2 trees, inscription and verse, below 2 whole house unit stylized in green, white, blue, rose Predominent Motif 2 alphabets: J and U missing in both. A large two story house, a small ell on the L and a large geometric style tree on each side. At the bottom a three story house on the L and a two story house on the R. Small trees and crosses across the bottom with a geometric style tree in the center. Zig zag border done in faggot stitch, up both sides and across the topObject information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org17861796 1978 31 25 embroidery and cross stitch, eyelet, oriental, straight stitches in colors: cream, rose, ochre, yellow2 alphabets in chevron or zig-zag border, large building and 2 trees, inscription and verse, below 2 whole house unit stylized in green, white, blue, rose Predominent Motif 2 alphabets: J and U missing in both. A large two story house, a small ell on the L and a large geometric style tree on each side. At the bottom a three story house on the L and a two story house on the R. Small trees and crosses across the bottom with a geometric style tree in the center. Zig zag border done in faggot stitch, up both sides and across the topObject information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org