Jane Freedom
Sampler

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Maker Jane FreedomAmerican, 1819–1835

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Sampler

Datec. 1830

Made inNorfolk, Connecticut, United States

MediumSilk on linen

Dimensions12 5/16 × 8 1/16 in. (31.2 × 20.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Bayou Bend Docent Organization Endowment Fund

Object numberB.2023.9

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Bayou Bend

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TEXTILES

ProvenanceJane Freedom (1819–1835), Norfolk, Connecticut; given to her brother, John Freedom (1823–1903), Norfolk and New Bedford, Massachusetts; given to his daughter, Flossie May Freedom (1879–1965), New Bedford; given to her 1st Jackson cousin once removed, Yvonne L. L. Youngblood Craigwell (1921–1985), New Bedford; given to her daughter, Valerie L. White, Lake Oswego, Oregon; sold through [M. Finkel and Daughter, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Stitched in multicolored thread: ABCDEFGHIJKL / MNOPQRSTUVW / XYZ 123456789. / abcdefghijklmnop / qrstuvwxyz . / ABCDEFG / HIJKLM / NOPQRS / TUVWXYZ / abcdefghijklmnop / qrst UVWXYZ . / Jane Freedom’s Sampler.Aged11years

Recto: Maker's name stitched in blue thread, lower center: Jane Freedom

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