- Maker
- Zehrer, Johanna
- Date made
- 19th century
- Origin
- Germany
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 8 alphabets: almost all missing J and U. #4 and 5 are in German letters. Various cross bands. In the center is a crown above a banner with a lion rampant on either side. The lower half of the sampler is filled with small scenes and motifs of life: a monument, a farmer with animals, a house, musical instruments, a bee skep, a basket of flowers.
- Inscription
- Johanna Zehrer 18 ?? //
- Length Without Frame
- 21 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 11"
- Historical Owner
- #43.980 Gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick 1943
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts