- Maker
- Cory, Abby (age 12)
- Date made
- ca. 1799
- Origin
- NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 block alphabets: 26 letters, long style S. Numbers 1-7. Three simple geometric cross bands. At bottom of sampler, two urns of flowers and one flowering plant. Border of a single row of cross-stitch, all 4 sides, with spaced single cross stitches down the sides and a meandering band of chain stitch top and bottom.
- Inscription
- Abby Cory her Sampl / er * marked in the 12 / Year of her age * Taug / ht by Miss Phebe Norris //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 3/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*T13213 Gift of Miss Edith E. Currens.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
