Austin, Diana (age 8)

Maker: Austin, Diana (age 8)
Date made: 1827
Origin: Penfield, NY US
Stitches: Cross, Detached Chain, Four-sided, Algerian Eye, Buttonhole, Outline, Satin.
In Bolton & Co.: No
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Predominent Motif: 4 alphabets: 2 script to X: one has J. 2 block: 1 to W with NOPQ not worked but space left for them. Motifs of baskets, hearts, stars. At the bottom, a 2-story house with a tall pointed tree, and a spreading tree behind an ornamental fence which has reverse-curved sections between fence-posts topped by urns. From an urn at top center a geometric flowering-vine flows across the top and down both sides.
Inscription: Diana Austins Sampler / Marked AD 1827 Aged 8 / PENFIELD . N.Y. //
Length Without Frame: 15"
Width Without Frame: 15 1/8"
Historical Owner: #TE*T14276 Gift of Mrs. Robert Reisner
Owner: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Owner Private: Smithsonian Institution