Richards, Sarah Jane

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Maker
Richards, Sarah Jane
Date made
1874
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Adam and Eve stand beneath the Tree of Knowledge at the center bottom of this sampler. A basket of flowers, flowering plant and other very small motifs on L and R. Reversing arcaded strawberry border up both sides and across the top.
Inscription
And out of the ground made the / Lord God to grow every tree / That is pleasant to the sight and / Good for food the tree of life also / In the midst of the garden and the / Tree of knowledge of good and evil ........ Sarah Jane Richards / Her work 1874 //
Historical Owner
LM 2001.005
Owner
Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, VA
Owner Private
Loudoun Museum