- Maker
- Mitchell, Caroline (age 10)
- Date made
- 1831
- Origin
- Unknown
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A beautiful mirror image motif sampler with a religious verse at the top. Motifs include various flowers, a peacock and peahen, a crowned lion, urns and baskets of flowers. At center bottom a depiction of Adam and Eve beneath the apple tree. A cross band separates the verse from the motifs. Triple border with acorns or strawberries in the center.
- Inscription
- (At top): The 31 Chapter of Proverbs the 30 and 31 Verses / Favour is deceitfull and beauty is vain but a woman / That feareth the Lord she shall be blessed Give her / of the fruit of her hands and let her own works / Praise her in the gates. / (At bottom): Caroline Mitchell Ended this Samplar December 8 / 1831 * Aged * 10 * Years
- Historical Owner
- #06246-001 (Catalog available at www.dupinternational.org)
- Owner
- Pioneer Memorial Museum, Salt Lake City, UT
- Owner Private
- Pioneer Memorial Museum