Dimensions 18 ¼ x 15 ⅜ inches
Medium Silk on linen with cross stitches; thread count: 30/inch horizontal, 30/inch vertical
Provenance Made by Ann Nelson in either Mercer or Boyle County, Kentucky between 1815-1830 and descended in Ann Nelson's family: Virginia Nelson, Chimney Rock Road, Harrodsburg, Mercer County; Fred Parsons, picker/dealer, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky; Purchased by the Bob and Norma Noe from Fred Parsons, January 29, 2001. Gift of Bob and Norma Noe, Lancaster, Kentucky to The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky. KENTUCKY ANTIQUES FROM THE NOE COLLECTION: A GIFT TO THE COMMONWEALTH, August 20, 2011 - February 5, 2012.
Description "This sampler's flowers, insects, animals, and architectural elements drew on an ornamental vocabulary familiar to many early nineteenth-century American needle workers. The grand house, found on other samplers from Kentucky and elsewhere, incorporates the precise symmetry typical of the period's classically inspired architecture."
Bob Noe notebook #4, item #452
Exhibited:
The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky. AN EYE FOR ORNAMENT: EARLY KENTUCKY DECORATIVE ARTS, December 16, 2003-March 14, 2004.
The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky. KENTUCKY ANTIQUES FROM THE NOE COLLECTION: A GIFT TO THE COMMONWEALTH, August 20, 2011 - February 5, 2012.
Owner/History of Owner/Credit Line Gift of Bob and Norma Noe, Lancaster, Kentucky to The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky.
AKS Catalog Number 2019-017
