B. Lazarus' Sampler
date: label: Date made
content: 1843
label: associated dates
content: 1983
name: label: part of
content: Warshaw Collection
label: maker
content: Lazarus, B.
notes: label: Description
content: One Hebrew alphabet of 21 consonants. Two block alphabets with no "J." Three script alphabets with no "J." Numbers to 10. Alphabet letters and numbers each worked in different color. Six narrow geometric crossbands. Border of geometric design on all four sides. Silk embroidery thread on cotton ground. STITCHES: cross, satin. THREAD COUNT: warp 37, weft 36/in.<br>
label: Description
content: <B>Inscription:</B><br>
label: Description
content: "B Lazarus 1843"<br>
label: Description
content: <B>Background:</B><br>
label: Description
content: B. Lazarus has not yet been identified.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: World
topic: label: depicted
content: Alphabets
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Samplers
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T293320.0700
label: accession number
content: 293320
label: catalog number
content: T293320.0700
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sampler
label: Other Terms
content: sampler; 1843
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: violet (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: embroidery (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 11 1/8 in; 24.13 cm x 28.2575 cm