- Maker
- Cates, Harriott (age 6)
- Date made
- 1823
- Origin
- England
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler is divided into 3 sections. Top section with a basket of flowers on both sides with the verse in the center. Middle section a basket of flowers with dogs and trees. Lower section has a 3 story house with 4 chimneys, a gated fence, a large tree on a lawn. Honeysuckle border all four sides.
- Inscription
- FRIENDSHIP / Tell me ye knowing and discerning few / Where I may find a friend both firm & true / Who dares stand by me taken in deep distress / And then his love and friendship must express. / / Harriott Cates / Her work Aged 6 Years. 1823.
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1984.331.24 Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art