- Maker
- Russell, Janet (age 10)
- Date made
- 1825
- Origin
- RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Back.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler is divided into two panels. Upper panel has one wide cross bans, flower motifs and flowers in urns and baskets. The lower panel has a ship, a two story house, pheasants, various trees, deer and flowers. Inner reversing arcaded border of strawberries. Reversing arcaded outer border of flowers(?).
- Inscription
- (Across the center): JANET RUSSELL WAS BOrn THE 25TH MAY 1815 / SEWED THIS IN 1825 //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Historical Owner
- #1969.6.1 Gift of Miss Mary Casey
- Owner
- Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island Historical Society