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Sampler

Sampler made by Minerva Brewster Langworthy, Hancock, MA, 1819

1819

Object ID:
1957.9200.1
Community:
Massachusetts, Hancock
Makers
Langworthy, Minerva Brewster
Description

Cream-colored linen with edge folded on reverse for 1/8" long. Navy blue hand-stitched wool border that is 1/8" wide. Inside the border is the alphabet in capital letters and the numbers 1 through 19. Below the border: "MINERVA BREWSTER / HUNDRED SEVEN HER / EXAMPLE MARKED IN / THE YEAR EIGHTEEN / HUNDRED NINETEEN".

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Shaker Museum Sampler. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=2320. Accessed on April 26, 2024

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.