- Maker
- Rees, Sara
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Chain, Eyelet, Herringbone, Knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: all missing the J, some with an ampersand at the end. Numbers 1-20 (extra 1 between 19 & 20). Several narrow cross bands. Geometric depiction of Adam & Eve with serpent & tree on R. On L a man stands beside a tree, two animals. Baskets of flowers, birds. Saw tooth border across top. Sampler appears to be unfinished.
- Inscription
- Sara Rees AD 1791 / / (On L): Remove far from me vanity and / Lies Give me neither poverty nor ri(ches) / Feed me with foo(d) convemert for / me Lest I be full and deny thee & / say who is the Lord or Lest I be / poor & steal & take the name of my God vain. (On R): Our Father which ar in heaven Ha / llowed be thy Name thy kingdom / thy come thy will be done in Earth / As it is in Heaven Give us this day / Our daily bread And forgive us ou(r) / Trespasses as we forgive them / that trespass against us and lead / us not into temptation but deliver / us from evil for thine is the kingd / om the power and the glory fore / evr and evr Amen //
- Length Without Frame
- 16"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1937.344 Purchased from the Elie Nadelman collection.
- Owner
- New York Historical Society, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- New York Historical Society