- Maker
- I. E. R.
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- Germany
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- At the top: narrow bands of various designs. One uppercase alphabet. Lower two thirds of sampler is divided into wide bands with various scenes of life: a house, a cross, a rooster, Adam and Eve, a deer, the Spies of Canaan, a shepherd and sheep, a woman in a long dress, a large bird, small birds, men on horses, a wreath with angels, etc.
- Inscription
- I. E. R. 1 7 9 1 //
- Length Without Frame
- 51 9/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Historical Owner
- #1941-69-138 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, NY
