- Maker
- Griffin, Matilda (age 9)
- Date made
- 1818
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Long-armed cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J and U, and lowercase missing the J and Z and has the old style S. Some double letters. At the end of the last alphabet: rfmtyuoica / Numbers 1-12. Simple stitched lines. Diamond motifs, a heart and a few others. Simple border all four sides.
- Inscription
- 1818 Matilda Griffin Her ZamPler / / Matilda Griffin Born May 4th 1799
- Length Without Frame
- 7 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-66 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art