E. A. Sudbury
Basket of Fruit
1795
Physical Qualities
Linen or cotton ground, silk embroidery threads, 13 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (33.7 x 27.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg Collection
Object Number
2015.129
A rectangular darning sampler featuring a basket with apples, pomegranates, or similar fruit in the center. On the long sides are four crosses formed of stitches in various colors of thread that create decorative patterns. At the top center and bottom center are three 1" squares formed of stitches in various colors. Above the basket is a small butterfly. The sampler is signed and dated at the bottom center.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; Estate of Gloria Katzenberg, Baltimore
Inscribed: Worked in black thread at the bottom center: "EA /17 SUDBURY 96"
