(Across the top): MD BD AD ED DD SD JD SD / O E H B D D E / JD / AD / (In a cartouche in the center L and repeated on the R): 18 anna 35 / denlinger (At the bottom): Anna Denlinger Was Born / The 18 July In The Year 1819

Maker

Denlinger, Anna (age 16)

Date made

1835

Origin

E. Lampeter Township PA US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Wool

Predominent Motif

Sampler

Inscription

(Across the top): MD BD AD ED DD SD JD SD / O E H B D D E / JD / AD / (In a cartouche in the center L and repeated on the R): 18 anna 35 / denlinger (At the bottom): Anna Denlinger Was Born / The 18 July In The Year 1819

Length Without Frame

10 1/8"

Width Without Frame

10 1/2"

Historical Owner

#13.69.1a Rogers Fund, 1913

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art