Shepherd and Children

1818

Not on view

Figures of children rarely appear in eighteenth-century needlework; the prevalent motif was the courting couple. This nineteenth-century needlework picture featuring a shepherd playing his pipe to amuse children rather than to entice his female companion may suggest that the young lady who sewed it was more interested in family than romance.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Title: Shepherd and Children
Maker: Deborah Sampson
Date: 1818
Geography: Made in Warren, Rhode Island, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Silk embroidered with chenille and silk threads,
watercolor
Dimensions: 13 x 17 in. (33 x 43.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore, 1945
Object Number: 45.23
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

More Artwork

In the same medium

From the same time and place

Quilt, Tumbling Blocks with Signatures pattern, Adeline Harris Sears American, Silk, American — Quilt, Tumbling Blocks with Signatures pattern
Adeline Harris Sears
begun 1856

Two panels from the 'Verdures du Vatican' series, Jean Démosthène Dugourc French, Woven silk and metal thread with applied silk and chenille embroidery, French, Lyon — Two panels from the 'Verdures du Vatican' series
Designer Designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc
Manufactory Woven by Maison Pernon et Cie.– Camille Pernon (French, 1753 – 1808)
ca. 1799

Side Chair, Mahogany, maple, American — Side Chair
American
1795–1805

"Winter" Needlework Picture, Hannah Jane Robinson American, Silk and chenille embroidery and paint on linen, American — "Winter" Needlework Picture
Hannah Jane Robinson
1819

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.