- Maker
- Landis, Susana
- Date made
- 1826
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- Two large peacocks with a centered geometric carnation design dominate the upper third of this sampler. Below are various geometric motifs of flowers, eight sided stars, two facing deer, two facing birds, crowns, a geometric heart and carnation motifs. At the center bottom two facing peacocks. Scalloped border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At the top): JOHN LANDIS IS CASTORBAN DAN / BARBABRY 11 AVGST 1826 / LANDIS (Translation: John Landis is dead August 1826 (In a center cartouche): SVSANA / LANDIS / / Scattered initials: EL JL DL ML SL CL ML BL IL AL AL MS //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-81 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
