- Maker
- Dunworth, Sarah (age 12)
- Date made
- 1771
- Origin
- US or England
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block 26 letters. Sampler has three horizontal bands: upper with trees, flowering plants, birds. Middle: with animals, birds, baskets of fruit. Bottom: a very large basket of flowers, small birds, small animals. Saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- For each season of life let me wisely prepare / And strive to improve by attention and care / The unspeakable closing of time / Let me daily consider the earth as a stage / And so act as shall yield consolation in age / By improving my youth and my prime / (At bottom L): Sarah Dunsworth Aged 12 Years 1771 //
- Length Without Frame
- 22 1/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1941-69-103 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
