- Maker
- Cooper, Nancy (age 8)
- Date made
- Early 19th century
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Gauze
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A large two story building with two chimneys sit at the center of this sampler with a large medallion (the sun?) above, on both sides a flying angel holding a wreath. A green lawn with two baskets of flowers. A row of pine trees in front. At the bottom a hill on the L with 9 sheep. In the center a man holding a stick a black dog behind him. Two large geometric flowers and on the far R a large square with a bird perched on each corner. Arcaded carnation border across the bottom with a reversing flower arcaded border across the top and down both sides.
- Inscription
- Nancy Cooper's Sampler / Aged 8 Years
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-86 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art