Maker's Age 12 years old, born in 1795
Dimensions 22 ⅝ x 18 ⅞ inches
Medium Silk on linen with Algerian eye and cross stitches; thread count: 38/inch horizontal, 38/inch vertical
Provenance Made by Elizabeth Huston in 1807. From a Virginia collection and purchased by Bob and Norma Noe at Ken Farmer Auctions, Radford, Virginia, May 18, 1996. Gift of Bob and Norma Noe, Lancaster, Kentucky to the Speed Art Museum.
Description A very early Kentucky sampler, this piece was worked by Elizabeth Huston (b.1795, d. 1828) of Lexington. It records her immediate family and also notes that it was made at Ann Walsh's school in Lexington. Ann Walsh advertised her school for young ladies as early as 1793. According to her advertisements, she variously taught her students spelling, reading, arithmetic, drawing, and needlework.
Bob Noe notebook #3, item #363.
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 2019-019
