- Maker
- Smith, Susanna Gillies
- Date made
- 1832
- Origin
- Scotland
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: last one is very ornate and ends with N. Various cross bands both wide and narrow. The middle of the sampler is filled with various motifs including crowns and coronets, trees, potted plants, baskets of flowers. At the bottom a two story house with many attached buildings set on a large field area bordered by trees with domestic animals and birds. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides with a square with a flower in each corner. The mansion was called Stob Cross and was owned by Mr. John Philips.
- Inscription
- Alexander Smith Frances Smith, John P. Smith , Alexander Smith, Margaret Ann W Smith, Margaret Ann Philips Smith. John Gillies, and many initials. (In a center cartouche): Make much of Precious time / while in your power / Be careful well to Husband / every hour / The time will come when you / will sore lament / The useful moments that you / have misspent / Below: Stob * Cross / (At the bottom): Susanna Gillies Smith, Sewed * this * sampler * February * 10th? * in the year of our Lord * one thousand eight hundred and thirty two J I C //
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-392
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
