- Maker
- Clayton, Elizabeth (age 13)
- Date made
- 1807
- Origin
- Monmouth County, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Stem, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In the top panel a two story house with two chimneys. A fence, geometric trees and plants and two birds on each side. At the bottom Adam & Eve stand beside the apple tree, the snake is stretched on the ground. To the L a ram in a thicket and a basket of fruit, to the R Abraham and a ram and a basket of fruit. Two small fir trees. Arcaded strawberry border up both sides.
- Inscription
- Jesus * Permit * thy * gracious * name * to * stand / As *the* first * effort *of * a * Youthful * hand / And * while her * fingers * on * the * Canvass move / Engage * her * tender Heart * to * seek * thy * love / Elizabeth Clayton was Born APril / 14 In the Year of our Lord 1794 / This work she done In the 13 Year / of her Age 1807 to Mrs. Rhoda Hutchinson Monmouth County State of / New Jersey / / Adam and Eve In the Garden of (above line) Eden / (Near the bottom L): The Ram / Caught / In The / Thicket (Near the bottom R): Abraham / Abraham / here am I / /
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-364 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
