- Maker
- Young, Ellen (age 13)
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- Cape May, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Two large baskets of geometric flowers at the bottom with a fruited tree in the center with a bird on the ground on each side. A row with birds in the center with smaller baskets of fruit and birds. A row of 3 dogs in a line going down on each side. Inner saw tooth border with a reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Extract / But the Lilly the Tulip the Violet and Rose / They bloom in the morning at evening they close / In this too they teach us wer born for decay / And like flowers of the summer are Passing away / But our souls are immortal for bliss or for wo / And the fruits of our spirits must know / (Near bottom L): Ellen Young wrought / this sampler in the 13 / th year of her age oct / ober the 20th 1833 (On the R): Harriet Ann Wales / Preceptress in the / Vecinity of Littlew / orth Cape May * N J //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #CH1987.29.1
- Owner
- New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
- Owner Private
- New Jersey State Museum