Object Details
maker
Hollander, B.
Description
This sampler features one Hebrew alphabet of 21 consonants. (Vowels were not included in the Hebrew alphabet.) The inscription on the bottom includes a first initial, the last name, and date: “B Holländer 1845.” The sampler was stitched with silk embroidery thread on a cotton ground with a thread count of warp 35, weft 35/in. It is very similar to the sampler stitched by B Lazarus 1843. These may have been done at the same school. There are very few known Jewish samplers and these are a welcome addition to the collection.
B Holländer has not yet been identified.
date made
1845
ID Number
2011.0040.01
catalog number
2011.0040.01
accession number
2011.0040
Object Name
sampler
Physical Description
cotton (overall ground)
silk (overall thread)
Measurements
overall: 10 in x 9 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 24.13 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1398684