Embroidered sampler

Sally Cornelius

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Embroidered sampler by Sally Cornelius. The image shows a framed piece of tan fabric with embroidered designs. The frame is dark brown wood. The sampler has a border of green and brown stitching. Inside the border, there are two trees with flowers, leaves, birds, and animals. Above the trees, there are decorative letters and symbols. Below the trees, there is a line of text that reads: "This I have done Sally Cornelius what my parents to let you see her work age 14 did for me". The text is stitched in black thread. There are also some numbers at the bottom, "18 6". The background of the image is gray.