Embroidered sampler, 1807, Made in Hatfield, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silk on linen, 18 x 15 3/4 in. (45.7 x 40 cm), Textiles, Embroidered by Julia Ann Fitch (born 1792), This exquisite Federal pictorial family record has much to say about the ideals of the young country and the importance of educating women. The beautifully worked center reserve depicts a woman reading a book sitting under a unique architectural structure—an outdoor pavilion with a round domed roof, draped and curtained sides, and a checkerboard floor
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Embroidered sampler, 1807, Hatfield, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silk, linen, 18 x 15 3/4, 45.7 40 cm, Textiles, by Julia Ann Fitch, born, 1792, exquisite, Federal, pictorial, family, record, say, ideals, young country, importance, educating women, beautifully worked, center, reserve, depicts, woman reading, book sitting, under, unique architectural, structure—, outdoor, pavilion, round domed, roof, draped, curtained sides, checkerboard floor
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