Embroidered sampler

Harriott Cates

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Embroidered sampler by Harriott Cates. Tan fabric background. Red, brown, and black embroidery. Decorative border around edges. Top section has "FRIENDSHIP" in large letters, followed by a poem. Decorative flowers and leaves throughout. Bottom section features a house with a fence and gate, a girl picking a flower, and a tree. The girl's name and age are stitched in a circle above the house: "Harriott Cates Aged 8 years 1823".