- Maker
- Leigheiser, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1795
- Origin
- Berks County, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Chain
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler is divided into three panels: #1 has the verse. #2 has a wide cross band of roses with rosebuds and #3 has flowers. Wide arcaded carnation border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Sweet Are The Flowers That Deck The Field / Sweet Is The Smell The Blossoms Yield / Sweet Is the Summer Gale That Blows / And Sweet Tho Sweeter You the Rose / / ELIZabeth LeiGheiser her Work / 1795 //
- Length Without Frame
- 15.25"
- Width Without Frame
- 12.5"
- Historical Owner
- #25828
- Owner
- Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA
- Owner Private
- Mercer Museum
