- Maker
- Lilley, Tamar
- Date made
- 1847
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase block double letters complete, lowercase also complete. Numbers 1-23 and 1-17. Various cross bands. The lower two thirds of this sampler is filled with motifs of flowers in baskets, single floral stems, various birds, eight pointed stars, two small facing dogs and a cross.
- Inscription
- Industry is the parent of every excellence and is valuable for yourh april 10th / (IN a center cartouche): Tamar Lilley / April 24th / 1847 (Beneath a cross): I H S / Our hope //
- Length Without Frame
- 13 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1978.30.5 Gift of Alfred Rosenthal
- Owner
- American Folk Art Museum, New York City, NY
- Owner Private
- American Folk Art Museum
