- Maker
- Breedin, Louisa
- Date made
- 1813
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Queen's, Four-sided, Eyelet, Rice, Crosslet, Chain, Satin, Stem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #77. 1802. Page 265.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: Numbers 1-2, 3-8. Rows separated by stitched lines. One wave cross band at the center. A center panel framed on both sides by undulating flower vine. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Absent or dead at let a friend be dear / A sigh the absent claim the dead a tear / Louisa Breedin,s Sampler June 21st 1813. //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1988.0831.05 Gift of Mrs. John H. Murray
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution
