- Maker
- May, Abigail (age 12)
- Date made
- 1766
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: all missing the J and U. Numbers 1-20. Simple stitched lines. All done in the upper half. The lower half is a depiction of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The sky is filled with flying birds. At the bottom a hill on the L and R with trees and a field with many animals. The entire background of the sampler is filled with stitches.
- Inscription
- (At the center): Abigail May Ended This Sampler in the twelfth year of Her age Sept 20 1766 / (At the bottom): Adam and Eve whilst innocent in Paradise were plac'd / but Soon the Serpent by his Wiles The happy Pair disgrac'd 1766
- Length Without Frame
- 18 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/4"
- Original Frame
- UNframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-88 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
