Sampler (embroidery)
Sampler (embroidery)

Sampler (embroidery)

Object number
01.53
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1740
Description
Long format, one alphabet sequence, one number sequence, one verse, three border patterns. Stitches: queen, eyelet, cross, tent. Verse on back. Design similar to samplers by Sarah Baley and Elizabeth Scott (01.174) Verse: "Remember thy creator in the days of thy youth before the evil days..." (unfinished last line). See Bolton & Coe. p. 233.
Object Type
samplers (embroidery)