Embroidered Sampler

1827

Not on view

Compared to Barbara Beiler's sampler made seventeen years earlier (34.100.216), Barbara Landis's example shows more of the influence of her English-speaking neighbors. Barbara Landis was a member of the Mennonite sect, and German would have been spoken in her home. Her family, however, must have had some interaction with neighbors outside their immediate group, since Barbara's rather awkwardly spelled motto is traditionally found on samplers made by girls who lived in Pennsylvania's English community. The use of a house as a central motif is also very rare in Pennsylvania German samplers and again illustrates links Barbara must have had with the wider world.

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Provenance

Title: Embroidered Sampler
Maker: Barbara Landis (1816–1884)
Date: 1827
Geography: Made in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Wool on linen, embroidered
Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 17 in. (41.9 x 43.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
Object Number: 34.100.209
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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