Unusual needlework sampler with Adam & Eve motif. The sampler reads, “Mis [sic] Elizabeth Smith is my nam [sic] Roxborough is my station heven [sic] is my dwelling Place and christ is my salvation and when I am dead and In my grave my bones are their [sic] a rotten and this you see to Remember Me when I am forgotten 1819”. Below the verse is Adam and Eve standing beside an apple tree with a snake coiled around the trunk holding an apple in its mouth. Lower panel has “Adam and Eve” and trees, a house, a dog a potted flowering plant and a bird on a grassy lawn. A flower and vine border frames the sampler along the sides.
The sampler is in good condition with some staining. It is housed in a contemporary frame under museum glass.
Dimensions: 20½” x 14¾”; Viewed Area: 19” x 13¼”
Item No.240057
Price: $1,350.
