- Maker
- Flowers, Mary Ann Jane (age 12)
- Date made
- 1820
- Origin
- MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Back.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Fruit baskets, urns with flowers, strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (On L): While roses blossom on thy face / Virtue thy mind and knowledge grace / Let every pleasing hour engage / The needle or the shining page (On R): Mark Eliza how the roses / Emulate thy damask cheek / How the lands its sweets discloses / Bids thy op'ing bloom bespeak / / / Mary Ann Jane Flowers's Sampler 1820 Aged 12
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Length With Frame
- 19 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 19"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- Purchased
- Owner
- Virginia L. Begg
- Owner Private
- Virginia L. Begg
