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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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