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Victorine Delacroix, 1833, Mrs. Mundall's Seminary, Philadelphia 3 We are quite proud of this outstanding Philadelphia sampler, a stellar example, from Mrs. D.H. Mundall's Seminary; this sampler was worked by Victorine Delacroix in 1833. Victorine's sampler is one of r;:::;;==-;~~~~;;:=-:;;===::;:;;;::;;;:=::;::;;;,;:;;;;;;,;;;;;;,;;;;;;~~ only three known examples from this school and it is mentioned in Betty Ring's Girlhood Embroidery (Volume II, page 369) and in Bolton & Coe's American Samplers (page 386). Mrs. Deborah Hicks Mundall uniquely seems to have consistently required her pupils to include the actual address of her seminary on their samplers. It is likely that Mrs. Mundall's sense of self promotion was at work. The seminary was listed in Philadelphia city directories from 1828 through 1842 and it is known that Mrs. Mundall taught in New Castle, Delaware prior to her years in Philadelphia. Our genealogical research revealed the following information: Victorine Delacroix was one of the five children of Mary and Charles J. Delacroix of Filbert Street in Philadelphia. (The initials of her parents appear at the top of the sampler, each in a diamond motif.) Charles J. Delacroix was a \languages\12, 1845. This splendid sampler is quite large, which is consistent with the other pieces from Mrs. Mundall's seminary. It was densely designed and then worked in a variety of stitches which include cross stitch, queens stitch and satin stitch. The line of work above the medium blue row of queens stitch (near the top of the sampler) is unusual in that it is a progression of Roman numerals. The lower half of the sampler displays trees on hillocks, baskets of fruit, parrots, dogs and a two-handled urn. The cartouche, which surrounds the name of the maker and the date, is charmingly looped over the wrists of the pair of angels that support it. Certainly, this piece is unusually rich in its context and background. It was worked in silk on linen and is in excellent condition, conservation mounted into a later pine frame. Sampler size: 26W' X 23 1/4\Price: $14,500. M. Finkel e:J Daughter. DDDDDDDD