- Maker
- Barr, Mary
- Date made
- 1828
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Florentine
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: done using all four sides of the sampler. 2 are complete the others go as far as could fit around the center square which contains a two story house with a fence on both sides. It is surrounded by geometric octagons, triangles and diamond shapes. Arcaded geometric strawberry border with a small secondary border surrounded by a smaller arcaded outer border.
- Inscription
- Mary Barr DEC / 1828
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-222 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art