- Maker
- Shaner, Sarah
- Date made
- 1847
- Origin
- PA US
- Stitches
- Cross,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: in the upper half of the sampler, each with 26 letters. The lower half of the sampler is filled with motifs of hearts, eight pointed star, a man and woman, a chair, hearts, strawberries, and at the bottom two lions beneath a tree on the L, a large tree with berries (?) on the R and a bird about to land in the center. Narrow zig zag border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (at the bottom): S a r a h S h a n e r 1 8 4 7 //
- Length Without Frame
- 21.75"
- Width Without Frame
- 7.875"
- Historical Owner
- #1965.11126.001
- Owner
- Historical Society of Montgomery County, Morristown, PA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Montgomery County