- Maker
- Coopers, Harriet
- Date made
- 1849
- Origin
- Baltimore, MD US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- Berlin work sampler. A couple walks on a wide avenue which leads to a large two story building with six columns and potted plants on the roof. A child plays with a dog at their side. Potted plants line the walkway and cedar trees line the fence on both sides of the building. Done at one of the first school for African American girls.
- Inscription
- Harriet Coopers Work at the Sisters School of Providence Baltimore Aug th 9 1843 // (Note: Done at one of the first Catholic Schools for African American Women in the US, now Saint Frances Academy). See sampler #4957 for a nearly identical sampler done at the same school). //
- Length Without Frame
- 22"
- Width Without Frame
- 23"
- Historical Owner
- Oblate Sisters of Providence
- Owner
- Oblate Sister of Providence, Halethorpe, MD
- Owner Private
- Oblate Sisters of Providence Archives
- Name of School
- Saint Frances School for Colored Girls, Baltimore, MD