- Maker
- Hart, Anne
- Date made
- 1740
- Origin
- Norfolk, UK
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: some double letters. 1 with a U. Many crown and coronet motifs. Various cross bands both wide and narrow of beautiful designs including a row of octagon shapes at the bottom with facing lions and a pine tree in the outer octagons, typical of Norfolk samplers.
- Inscription
- I. Adore no other Gods but only me / II. Worship not God by any thing you see / III. Revere Jehovahs name swear not in vain / IV. Let Sabboths be a rest for beasts and Man / V. Honour thy Parents to prolong thy Days VI. Thou shalt not Kill nor murdring quarrels raise / VII. Adultry thus is Chastity delight / VIII. Thee shalt not steal nor take anothers right / IX. In bearing Witness never tell a Lye / X. Covet not wat may others damnify / (In a small cartouche at the center bottom): ANNe HARt / 1740 //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 3/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 11/16"
- Historical Owner
- #1941-69-177 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, NY
