- Maker
- Talcott, Eliza (1795-1829)
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Satin, Long and short, Encroaching satin, French knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Chenille, Velvet
- Predominent Motif
- A man faces a columned porch where two women are standing. Both woman are wearing Empire, or late neoclassical, style dresses; the younger woman holds a tambourine, the older woman holds her arms to each side. The man's arms are held up as if to ward off the two women. To the left of the man is a fence, two men, one of whom is holding a flag, and a tree on a hill. (Note: sampler depicts the Old Testament story of Jephthah's as told in Judges 11:29-40. Jephthah promised the Lord he would sacrifice the first thing that greeted him upon his return home if he won a battle against the Ammonites. The victory was his, and on his return his daughter greeted him at the door. Two months later, after she had time to spend with friends and bewail her virginity, he sacrificed her).
- Inscription
- (At the bottom of the frame): E L I Z A T A L C O T T : J E P T H A H " S R A S H V O W //
- Length Without Frame
- 22 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 27 7/8:
- Historical Owner
- #1956.57/a-c Gift of Estate of Mabel H. Talcott
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Name of School
- Lydia Royse School, Hartford, CT (1799-1824)
