- Maker
- Fortiner, Sarah (age 9)
- Date made
- 1811
- Origin
- Haddonfield, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both uppercase but first missing the Z due to no room (Y is in the border). Below the alphabets are three large stemmed flower motifs. The bottom half of the sampler is filled with a large three story building. On a fenced green lawn is a small black collared dog and a flock of geese. On the L side are two tall trees with a large bird on the ground and another large bird perched at the top of one of the trees. Reversing arcaded strawberry border up both sides and across the top. (Note: The pattern for this sampler is available. Please see the Gloucester County Historical Society website).
- Inscription
- S A R A H F O R T I N E R ' S W O R K / 1 8 11 //
- Length Without Frame
- 9"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Historical Owner
- Gift to the Society from family of maker: Eggman, Paul, Gaskill, Cowgill in 1928.
- Owner
- Gloucester County Historical Society, Gloucester, NJ
- Owner Private
- Gloucester County Historical Society