Embroidered Sampler
Mary Jones
1795 · Embroidered silk and linen, with gold leaf, on linen · The American Wing
This sampler is one of a small group created in Philadelphia during the second half of the eighteenth century. Known as Dresden-work samplers, they are made of white linen decorated with white drawnwork and needlepoint-lace insertions. Unlike most examples, which are entirely white, Mary Jones ornamented her piece with a colorful floral border. A circle of gold leaf inserted behind the central circle of lace further highlights her intricate work.
- Artist
- Mary Jones
- Date
- 1795
- Medium
- Embroidered silk and linen, with gold leaf, on linen
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer, 1984
