- Maker
- Platt, Lydia
- Date made
- 1850
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- Solomon's Temple dominates the center of this sampler. A large red rose at the R and L top corners of the building. A row of pine trees below. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At the center top): Solomon the noblest and wisest of kings / in isreal did prepare this temple represented / here for solemn prayer and praise / (At the bottom): L Y D I A * P L A T T * F I N I S H * T H I S * W O R K * 1 8 5 0 //
- Length Without Frame
- 24"
- Width Without Frame
- 26"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-319 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art