Sampler

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tan-colored sampler with embroidered text and images. The top section features a poem in black text, flanked by two identical trees with brown trunks and multicolored foliage. Below the poem, a border of geometric shapes and floral patterns in shades of red, blue, and green. The bottom section depicts a house with a brown door and roof, flanked by two urns with flowers, and two trees. A ship and a telescope are positioned on either side of the house. A border of flowers and leaves surrounds the edges. Two ovals with text: one reads "Mary Allen Finished this piece" and the other reads "March 31 1823 Aged 10 years". The title "Sampler" and artist are associated with this image.