- Maker
- Buckett, Anna
- Date made
- 1656
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Long-and short, Split, Stem, Back, Tent, Cross, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In the top panel a man and a woman in the center stand facing one another. A dog sits at their feet and an angel flies above. On the L a lion stands in front of a tree with blue fruit and on the R a white pony stands in front of a tree with red fruit. The balance of the sampler is of various cross bands both wide and narrow including rows of tiny squirrels, carnations, pineapples and various flowers, leaves. No border.
- Inscription
- (Across the top): Anna * Buckett * IVIY * 12 * ANNO * DOMINE * 1656 //
- Length Without Frame
- 27 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #64.101.1327 Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
