- Maker
- Coons, Elizabeth (age 12)
- Date made
- 1840
- Origin
- Halfmoon, Saratoga Cty, NY US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Linen
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: all 26 letters. One ampersand. Numbers 1-10 (4 is backward). Crown, animal and flower motifs. Small saw tooth inner border and hemstitch outer border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Elizabeth Coons Sampler / Halfmoon Saratoga County / N.Y Aged 12 years May / 28th 1840
- Length Without Frame
- 12 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 7/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #57.122.753 Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art