- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- ca. 1775
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Satin, Stem, Cross, Eyelet, Overcast
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-9. Narrow cross bands. In the bottom panel are four trees of various types with a large basket with a strawberry? plant at center. Border with leaves, flowers and small fruit on the outer edge of the upper two thirds of the sampler. Entire background excluding the center square is completely filled with stitches.
- Inscription
- The heart that melts at others woes / Will find each selfish sorrow less / The tear which for our neighbors flows / Yield us a source of happiness. //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 9/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1941-69-148 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, NY
