Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object Number:
1941.367
Date:
1825
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. ( 27 x 39.4 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: above images at bottom: "Polly.Ann.Calkins.Aged.13.Years.1825"
Description:
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler with blue silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers separated by rows of design, naturalistic images and house across bottom; stitches include cross, satin and eyelet.
Gallery Label:
Polly Ann Calkins (1812-43) married Stephen Paine in 1828, and was the mother of Stephen Edson Paine. She was the grandmother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor Paine Gardner
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
