- Maker
- Gautier, Mary (age 13)
- Date made
- 1781
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Near the top is a wide honeysuckle cross band, then the sampler is divided into two panels, the upper panel with the Tree of Knowledge at the center, Adam & Eve below the branches, to the L and R are flowering plants, a small basket of fruit. Above are a few flowering motifs and a flying angel. In the lower panel two facing swans, two facing red birds, a potted plant, two baskets with flowers, two very small stags, two birds and at center bottom a line of fruited (?) plants, a bird sitting atop the center flower. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- M a r y G a u t i e r in the 13th year of her age 1781 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 9/16"
- Historical Owner
- #45.14 Gift of Mrs. Richard Wheatland
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
