Sew What? Holiday Special: Familial Needlework
Sampler by Julia Ann Fitch, 1807, Hatfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sampler by Mary Denham, 1802, Plymouth, England, Witney Antiques
Embroidered mourning picture by Susan Winn, 1816, Lilitz, Pennsylvania, National Museum of American History
Sampler by Elizabeth Hudson, 1737, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Sampler by Mary Best, 1693, England, Colonial Williamsburg
Quilt by Loretta Pettway, Gee’s Bend, Alabama, c. 1980, Souls Grown Deep Foundation
“Ashley’s Sack,” embroidered by Ruth Middleton, 1921, Middleton Place Foundation
Martha Edlin’s suite, c. 1670s, Victoria and Albert Museum
Hannah Downes’ suite, London, England, c. 1680s, Victoria and Albert Museum
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