Embroidered sampler

Betsy P. Cross

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Embroidered sampler by Betsy P. Cross. Long, narrow, rectangular piece of fabric with embroidered text and designs. The fabric is brown with pink and orange stitching. The top section features rows of alphabet letters in pink and orange, with some letters repeated. Below the alphabet, a row of decorative lines and shapes. The middle section includes numbers and more decorative lines and shapes. The bottom section has a name, "Betsy P. Cross", and a date, with decorative flowers and leaves on either side. The sampler has a decorative border around the edges. The background of the image is dark purple.