- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- 19th century
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A large parrot on a branch dominates the center of this sampler. In the top third a leafy tree on the L and a two masted ship on the R. At the bottom Adam and Eve stand beneath the Tree of Knowledge. Two birds are at the bottom. The asp is wound around the tree trunk. No border. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- No inscription.
- Length Without Frame
- 10 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 20 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #50.141.153 Bequest of Mrs. William Sterling Peters
- Owner
- Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
- Owner Private
- Brooklyn Museum of Art