- Maker
- Buck, Sarah Ann (age 12)
- Date made
- 1831
- Origin
- CT US
- Stitches
- Cross,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Numbers 1-14. Simple stitched lines. Various motifs across the top and three baskets of flowers an strawberry plants across the bottom. Arcaded strawberry border down both sides,
- Inscription
- The tears of the compassionate / are sweeter than dew drops fa / lling from roses on the bosom of / spring. Wrought by S.A. Buck / Sarah Ann Bucks Sampler Mar / ked August 1831 in the 12th year / of her age Instructed by Miss / Lucy S. Tinker. //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Historical Owner
- #45.920 Gift of Mrs. Richard J. Munroe 1945
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
