- Maker
- M R A (?)
- Date made
- 1788
- Origin
- Germany
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler is divided into two sections with the top and partially down the R side done in motifs including crowns, flowers, Jesus on the Cross, the Spies of Canaan, horses, birds, a church, flowers. The L side and bottom done in many cross bands with alphabets and numbers done many times on the bottom R. No border.
- Inscription
- M R A 1788 //
- Length Without Frame
- 20 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #57.122.610 Collection of Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper, bequest of Mabel H. Harper 1857
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
