Caroline Stebbins Sheldon (1789-1865) Sampler

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This sampler by nine-year-old Caroline Stebbins (1789-1865) is one of a group of related examples stitched by girls, aged six to twelve, within a twenty-year period in Deerfield, Massachusetts. They share the same motifs of baskets of flowers, trees, and the branch-like border. Particularly notable, near the center, are the large birds outlined in black. Caroline, the daughter of Joseph and Lucy (Frary) Stebbins, attended Deerfield Academy between 1804 and 1807, and in 1810, she married Seth Sheldon when she was twenty-one.

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Item typeCrafts, Decorative Art
Textiles
CreatorSheldon, Caroline (Stebbins)
Date1798
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicArt, Music, Literature, Crafts
EraThe New Nation, 1784–1815
MaterialCloth
Process/FormatNeedlework
Dimension detailsHeight: 12.25 in Width: 10.25 in
Catalog #1893.07.22
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Sheldon, Caroline (Stebbins). Caroline Stebbins Sheldon (1789-1865) Sampler. 1798. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1893-07-22/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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