- Maker
- Hall, Ann (age 12)
- Date made
- 1800
- Origin
- England
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Predominent Motif
- Unusual sampler with incredible motifs. In the center, four individual scenes with houses in one, in the second a peacock exhibits his tail for the female birds, the third with a male in a harlequin suit and a maiden in a long dress dance in a small forest scene, and fourth a large rooster struts in a garden scene. Evenly distributed around are a huge amount of motifs of flowers, birds in cages, flowers in urns, tiny cats, wee houses, etc. Arcaded flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (in a cartouche at the center bottom): Ann Hall Her Work. / Finished September . / The 27 . 1800 Aged . 12 Years
- Length Without Frame
- 23 1/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1960.9.32 Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center