- Maker
- Carter, Rebecca
- Date made
- 1788
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Metallic, Human hair
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase block and cursive. Numbers 1-13. In a rectangle in the center of the sampler is the State House in Providence with a lady on the L and a gentleman on the R and small animals and birds. At the bottom on both the L and R sides are people and animals in a country scene. In the center bottom is a large urn with handles. The border of flowers flows up both sides to the top from the urn.
- Inscription
- Above the building): Honor and renown, shall the ingenious crown / (On the urn at the bottom): Rebecca Carters / work made / A.D. 1788 // (Note: this sampler was started by Rebecca's sister Ann in a school in Newport, but was finished by Rebecca at Miss Mary Balch's School in Providence, RI). //
- Length Without Frame
- 19 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #2013.1.47 Gift of Ralph Esmerian
- Owner
- American Folk Art Museum, New York City, NY
- Owner Private
- American Folk Art Museum
- Name of School
- Mary Balch School, Providence, RI