- Maker
- Wilson, Jane (age 13)
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- Wilmington, DE US
- Stitches
- Cross, Bullion, Eyelet, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: lowercase has both the long and the short S, #3 missing the J. Numbers 1-15. Various stitched lines. A grape vine. All done in a cross stitch rectangle. Outer border of various flowers, strawberry motifs.
- Inscription
- While lilies all around appear / And each his Glory Shows / the Rose of Sharon Blossoms here / the Fairest Flower that blows / Jane Wilson's Sampler made in / the fourteenth year of her Age / Anna Domini 1791 Aug 14 //
- Length Without Frame
- 15"
- Width Without Frame
- 12"
- Historical Owner
- #2010.47 Purchase, Marica & Jan Vilcek, Anthony W. & Lulu C. Wang, Mr & Mrs Robert Booth Jr, Mr & Mrs Robert T. Schaffner, Ms. Fern K. Hurst, Gifts.
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art