- Maker
- Davis, Sarah
- Date made
- ca. 1753-1760
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 uppercase alphabet: missing the J and U, with an ampersand. Various stitched lines and small cross bands. Heart and other small motifs.
- Inscription
- SARAH DAVIS WAS BORN IN / THE YEAR 1743 I(J)ULY THE 14 / AS I DID WALK I HEARD A TALK / WHICH SOUNDED IN MY EAR / COME FOOLISH YOUTH AND / BUY THE TRUTH / BEFORE IT BE TOO DEAR / THE PRICE MAY TEST YOUR SEASON PRIZE / AND TO MY VOICE ATTEND / THIS I SAY THE MARKET DAY MAY QUICKLY ?AVE AN????
- Length Without Frame
- 12"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-14 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
