Echo por las manos de Maria sampler, unknown maker from Guatemala

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Echo por las manos de Maria sampler
Echo por las manos de Maria sampler
Echo por las manos de Maria sampler
circa 1850
Echo por las manos de Maria sampler , circa 1850
Where object was made: Guatemala
Material/technique: satin stitch; cotton; silk thread; stem stitch; embroidering; cross-stitching; eyelet stitch
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.6830
Not on display
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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

Likely acquired during Thayer’s travels in Guatemala, this sampler by Maria J.S. reveals its maker’s impressive needlework skills with a range of patterns, techniques, and decorative elements. It may also serve as the only remaining testament to Maria’s creative abilities and existence.

Exhibitions

Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
Celka Straughn, curator
2017–2018