- Maker
- Emerson, Clarissa (age 14)
- Date made
- ca. 1800-1830
- Origin
- Lancaster, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Flat, Satin, Long and short, Stem, Couching.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 154
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets. In an oval in the lower half of the sampler a two story house with two large trees on L and R set on hillocks. On the right a woman holds a bouquet of flowers out to the child at her side. Flower and leaf border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At the top): Lancaster, Massachusetts / (At the bottom): Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first efforts of an infants hand / And while her fingers o'er this canvass move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love / / Clarissa Emerson Age 14 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16"
- Width Without Frame
- 22"
- Historical Owner
- #2011.668 Purchased by Museum
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 154
- Owner
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Owner Private
- Art Institute of Chicago
