- Item Number:
- PC121
- Name:
- Elizabeth Starbuck Sampler
- Company:
- The Posy Collection
- Kit Includes:
- Kit includes: fabric, floss,needle, chart,
instructions and color photo of finished project.
This is an example of a marking sampler, usually one of the
first pieces a girl did in preparation for her duties as a wife and
mother. It taught her to stitch the alphabet so she could mark
her family's linens with initials and the date. Marking linens
allowed the woman to keep track of her linens. She could
rotate them to prevent them wearing out and, should they be
sent out for laundering, it would insure their prompt return.
This adaptation was designed for the Nantucket Historical
Association in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and is as close to
the original as possible in color and design.
- Size:
- 5" x 6"
- Fabric:
- Aida
- Count:
- 18ct