- Maker
- Carson, Sarah
- Date made
- 1820
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet. Numbers 1-9. Narrow cross bands. In a large square centered square: across the bottom a green lawn with half of a two story house on the R flanked by an equal sized pot of flowers. Motifs of two facing doves, a swan, a fir tree, a dog, two large birds and a plant. Arcaded inner lily border and a saw tooth outer border, all four sides.
- Inscription
- Sarah Carson's work / done May 2 1820
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-293 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
