- Maker
- Old, Elizabeth (age 12)
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- Beautiful motif sampler with flowers, two peacocks, a dove, two potted plants, two plants in urns, at the center bottom a reclining deer with antlers, a crown, two diamond shapes with a center cross, and others. Reversing arcaded strawberry and small flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (Near the top center): In thy garden here below water us that / We may grow when at grace to us / Is given then transplant us into / Heaven the feeblest lamb / Amidst the flock shall be / The shepherds care while / Folded in the saviours arms / We're safe from every snare //(Across the bottom): Elizabeth Old her Work aged 12 years The year of our Lord 1824 //
- Length Without Frame
- 21 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 21 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #2009.9 Gift of Constance L. Christensen
- Owner
- Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
- Owner Private
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
