Sampler

Art Institute of Chicago

Sampler

Mary Ayer (American, active 1825)

Date
1825
Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, hem, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; French knots
Culture
Massachusetts
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The maker of this sampler was probably Mary Ayer, who was born in Charleston, the second of 10 children born to Nathaniel Ayer (1787–1872) and Elizabeth Fosdick (1791–1872). She married George C. Stevens (1811–1882) on September 12, 1847, and had two daughters.

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Object type
AAT300014063

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