- Maker
- Ransome, Maria
- Date made
- 1811
- Origin
- Watton, England
- Stitches
- Satin, Stem, Cross, Eyelet,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler is divided into four panels: top panel has an uppercase alphabet done on alternating lines, and ends with V. Panel 2 has a village scene with a house on L and R with a church in the center. Birds, trees, stags and other animals. Panel 3 has a scene of a man sitting beneath the branches of a tall tree, He holds a fishing rod. Two large columns on both sides. The last panel has one complete octagon in the center with a partial octagon on either side. Arcaded daisy border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Maria Ransome / Watton / 1811 //
- Length Without Frame
- 13 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #57.122.553 Collection of Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper, Bequest of Mabel H. Harper, 1957
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art