- Maker
- Hayes, Jane (age 19)
- Date made
- 1820
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Rice
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: lowercase the only one with a J. One ampersand. Numbers 1-12. Various small cross bands. Lower half has flowers in baskets, single flowers, a small bird in the lower R corner. Arcaded strawberry border up both sides and across the top. Bottom has a single row of stitching across.
- Inscription
- (In a rectangular cartouche in the lower half): James & Margaret Hayes / James Hayes DeParted This / Lifs Feb 4th 1820 Jane Hayes / Her SamPler Nov 24th 1820 / (Just below): Jane Hayes / Was born May 4th / 1801 /
- Length Without Frame
- 18 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-259 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
