Downer, Susanna

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Maker
Downer, Susanna
Date made
1824
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Oblong cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Canvas
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase block missing the J. Numbers 1-6 and 7-14. All done in the center of the sampler with various stitched lines and cross bands. Two flying angels and a basket of fruit across the top. Then the spies of Canaan carrying grapes on a pole, two trees, and four eight sided stars. At the bottom a very large bird on a branch on both L and R, with a strawberry plant center bottom with a square on each side. Arcaded border all four sides.
Inscription
(In a flower wreath at the top): Susanna / Downer / 1824 / Below the two figures: Joshua and Caleb / In the lower quadrant: Teach me to feel anothers smart / And teach my tears to flow / Teach me to sooth the sorrowing heart / And give relief to woe / / Susanna Downer
Length Without Frame
17"
Width Without Frame
17 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1969-288-367 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art