- Maker
- Corthay, Jenny
- Date made
- 1809
- Origin
- Morges, Switzerland
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, French Knots
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: missing both the J and the U. Numbers 1-10. Sampler is divided into two panels: the upper panel has 4 vines, a tall tree, three small flowering bushes and a farmer climbing a ladder to an apple tree. The lower panel has a large tree, a house, the farmers wife, a dog, 6 tall trees and one small plant . Small border.
- Inscription
- IENNY CORTHAY DE MORGES FAIT LE 18 OCTOBRE 1802 //
- Length Without Frame
- 12"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #57.122.781 Collection of Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper, Bequest of Mabel H. Harper, 1957
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
