Sampler (USA), 1798 (CH 18471849).jpg
en
Sampler (USA), 1798 (CH 18471849), The small square field has an alphabet in four bands at the top and a landscape at the bottom with a house, tree, man and woman, dog, and deer. The deep border has an urn of flowers in each corner and flowers, butterflies and birds between. The inscription reads: 
Lydia Stocker Age 13 1798
Happy is the Man that hath a friend
Form'd by the God of Nature
Well may he feel and recommend 
Friendship to his creator

Embroidery covers the entire surface.
commons
en
Sampler (USA), 1798 (CH 18471849), Samplers in the Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Artworks of the United States in the Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 1798 works, silk embroidery on linen foundation, Artist, Unknown, Sampler (USA), 1798
commons
ja
サンプラー奥の端には花の欄干があり、その間に花、蝶、鳥が咲く。銘文は「リディア・ストッカー 年齢 1798年 幸福は自然の神によって形作られた友人を持つ男 作者の刺繍が表面全体を覆っていると感じ、友情を勧めるかもしれない。
commons_translated
ja
サンプラー
commons_translated
bottom dog