Embroidered sampler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellow fabric with embroidered text and images. The fabric is rectangular. The fabric has an outer border with a zigzag pattern in green and red on a dark brown background. Inside the outer border, there is an inner border around the perimeter consisting of hexagons with a leaf-like pattern in green and red. The top and bottom have an additional inner border with a repeating pattern in green and red. Top left and right corners have a flower pot with 5 red flowers on 3 stems and green leaves. The top section has 2 trees with green leaves and brown trunks on green bases. The left tree has a small brown bird on the left and a white urn on the right. The right tree has a dog on the left and a lamp post on the right. Below the trees is a border with a repeating leaf-like pattern in green and red. The fabric features several lines of brown embroidered text arranged in paragraphs. The bottom section has the letter N and several flower pots and trees. The bottom also features 2 animals, one a lion-like creature and the other a deer-like creature, on green triangular bases. The overall appearance resembles an embroidered sampler by an unknown artist.