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Maker
Unknown
Date made
1800-1810
Origin
Philadelphia, PA US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Figure of Hector holding a shield taking leave of Andromache. A woman holding their baby is on the R. (Scene from the 6th book of Iliad). Background painted by Samuel Folwell. (Note: See #2416, #3044 and #4221 for samplers with the same scene).
Inscription
(Painted at the bottom of the frame): H E C T O R A N D A N D R O M I C H E //
Historical Owner
Gift of the Estate of George Rumsey.
Owner
Salem County Historical Society, Salem County, NJ
Owner Private
Salem County Historical Society
Name of School
Folwell School, Philadelphia, PA