Jerusha Candace Durham
1832 Sarah (Sally) Johnson DurhamWarren Co.
silk on linen
5 1/3"V x 7"H ©TSS 208
Jerusha's sampler is an elaborate affair, boasting complicated stitches such as buttonhole wheels. Jerusha included 24 sets of initials, many of them representing her two half-siblings and ten brothers and sisters.
1842 Jerusha Candace DurhamSmith Co. or DeKalb Co.
silk on 26 ct. linen
16 1⁄2"V x 17 1⁄4"H ©TSS 098
3 comments:
WoW, Jennifer! I love Jerusha's sampler - that border is fantastic! Her name is pretty unusual, too. Gotta love those unusual names. My mom's name is Thada (with a long a) Sue which I think is also pretty and unusual. She was named for some actress of that era and until she was an adult, hated her name. I wonder if Jerusha liked her name?
I fall in love with samplers easily, but this is truly stunning! Is it (to be) charted? What a lovely motiff in the center.
I am tempted to chart this one (Jerusha's). I love all the buttonhole wheels.
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