(At the top): Phebe Ann Simonson Work'd in the (12) Year of her Age 1830 / (At the center): Mates / By

Maker

Simonson, Phebe Ann

Date made

1830

Origin

Bergen (now Hudson) Cnty, NJ US

Stitches

Cross, Chain, Bullion, Stem, Tent, Satin, Eyelet, Queen, Algerian eye.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

1 alphabet: no J. Sampler is divided into two panels. The upper panel has a basket of flowers, floral and animal motifs. At the center bottom Adam & Eve, dressed in padded loin cloths, turn away from a serpent coiled around a large tree set on a green lawn. Soaring birds, typical of east cost NJ samplers, dive at the tree. On the L a dwelling with a classical garden, on the R a dwelling with a fenced yard. At each corner stitched at an angle is a two handled urn with a single flower. Multi colored diamond border all four sides.

Inscription

(At the top): Phebe Ann Simonson Work'd in the (12) Year of her Age 1830 / (At the center): Mates / By

Length Without Frame

15 3/4"

Width Without Frame

11"

Historical Owner

Purchased from an antiques dealer

Owner

Collection of Dan & Marty Campanelli