- Maker
- Poste, Lucretia Fox Miller
- Date made
- 1830
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Herringbone, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In a centered square of very small arcaded strawberries, a large two story house centered with two chimneys, two large trees on either side and a fenced lawn. A dog prances between two large baskets of fruit. Arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Jesus permit thy gracious name / to stand As the first effort of an infant hand, And while her fingers / o'er this canvass move Engage / her tender heart to seek thy love / / Lucretia Fox Miller Poste's sampler wrought in the / Eighth year of her age December 17th 1830 / / 1830
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-122 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art