- Maker
- Forney, Annie E. (age 9)
- Date made
- 1848
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- Two large birds sitting on a branch face each other at the top, between them a small amount of thread is attached to the sampler with a needle. At the bottom a basket with geometric fruit on L and R, a large flower spray with a lily, carnation and other flowers in the center. A small blue flower border up both sides and
- Inscription
- (At the center): 1848 / This work of mine my friends may have . When I am in my / silent grave . Look on this work and then you see . / How kind my parents were to me . / Annie . E . Forney work / ed this sampler in the / ninth year of age. (In a flower cartouche on the L): H.&. E. Fo / rney my / parents. (In a flower cartouche on the R): A E. F. / A M T.
- Length Without Frame
- 19 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 20 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-314 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art