Sampler
Mary Ayer
1825
Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, hem, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; French knots
Dimensions
48 × 44.2 cm (18 7/8 × 17 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
71695
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.