- Maker
- Bishop, Mary
- Date made
- Early 19th century
- Origin
- PA or NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet, Rice, Stem, Outline, Crosslet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 block upper case alphabets: no J, 2 have q, 1 has Q (two are incomplete). 1 block lower case alphabet: 26 letters, short style s. Script alphabet: no J. Numbers 1-10. Wide floral cross band at center of sampler. At the bottom: 3 large and 2 small floral motifs, and initials: WB SB CB JB. Top border is a wide geometric flowering vine with a row of saw tooth. Side borders have a narrower geometric flowering vine. No border at bottom. Wide green silk ribbon on all four edges.
- Inscription
- In the sightless arc I dwell / On the sloping sunbeams play / Delve the cavern's inmost cell / Where never yet did daylight stray / Joseph Bishop Sarah Bishop / Mary Bishop //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #T 15008 Gift of Mrs. Marjorie Fristoe.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution
