- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- early 19th century
- Origin
- Italy
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: missing J. Numbers 1-7. One flower and leaf cross band. Lower two thirds of sampler is filled with motifs including: a basket of flowers with a dancing girl on each side, a country scene with trees and hoses, urns with flowers, birds perched on a branch and in the center bottom a man stands in the center of an open gate guarded by a very large animal (dog?) on both sides. Flower and vine border all four sides.
- Inscription
- E (or F) P P L C
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 22 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.102 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center
