- Maker
- Foster, Jane
- Date made
- 1796
- Origin
- England ?
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Three columns form two tablets with inscriptions on them. Pots of flowers adorn the top. At the lower third of the sampler a shepherdess sits in a field with 5 sheep and a dog. She holds a crook in the R hand. A house with is on the hill behind her on the L, and a tree on the L. Arcaded flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- On L)_: Proverbs III / Trust in the Lord / With all thine heart, / and lean not to thine own Understanding. / In all thy ways, Ac / knowledge him. and / he shall direct thy / Paths. Be not wise in / thine own Eyes. / Fear the Lord, and / depart from Evil. (On R): Psalm XIX / Let the Words of / My Mouth, and the / Meditation of my / Heart be always / Acceptable in thy / sight. O Lord my / Strength, and my / Redeemer. / Jane Foster / / Ended in The year of our Lord November / / 1796
- Length Without Frame
- 17 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1963.38 Gift of Mrs. J. Templeman Coolidge
- Owner
- Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
- Owner Private
- Worcester Art Museum
