- Maker
- Johnson, Elizabeth (age 7)
- Date made
- 1827
- Origin
- England
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler done in four sections. #1 has a basket of flowers in the center with birds with long tails perched on a branch on either side. A smaller basket of carnations on either side with butterfly and small flower motifs. #2 has the verse with flying birds and butterflies over baskets of flowers. #3 has a two story house with two chimneys, a fenced yard with large trees and small bushes of flowers and flying birds. #4 has a large container of fruit on the R, a large flowering tree in the center and a small woodland scene with a tree, a two animals on the L. A small arcaded tulip and rose border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (On L): Learn little Maid, each useful art / That may adorn thy Youth. / Learn to improve thy tender heart, In Virtue, Grace and Truth. / (On L): Shun ev'ry Vice, with studious care. / Each female folly flee, / that ev'ry grace that crowns the Fair, / May e'er attend on thee. (In center): If Age or Sickness should invade, / Or Beauty's charms decrease, / Still Virtue's charms no time can fade, / the Soul shall rest in Peace. // // Elizabeth Johnson Aged 7 Years. 1827
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1963.14 Gift of Mrs. J. Templeman Coolidge
- Owner
- Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
- Owner Private
- Worcester Art Museum
