Title

Pictorial Sampler by Elizabeth Stine

Description

Pictorial sampler with poetry made by Elizabeth Stine in 1803 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was created under the guidance of Mrs. Leah Bratton, a well-known girls' schoolteacher in Pennsylvania in the 1790s to 1820s. Elizabeth Stine married Joseph C. Laveille, who became a prominent St. Louis architect.

Creator

Laveille, Elizabeth Stine, 1794-1834

Subject

Women's History

Embroidery

Needlework

Textile Crafts

Education History

Elizabeth Stine

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Temporal Coverage

1783-1815

Date

1803

Format

Paper Materials

Identifier

1946-006-0002

Medium

Sampler

Source

Missouri Historical Society, Photos and Prints Department