- Maker
- Dennis, Elizabeth
- Origin
- Baltimore, MD US
- Stitches
- Cross over 1, Cross over 2.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: all missing J and U, only two completed. Numbers 1-12. various cross bands. Two birds in a bower motifs. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- Almighty power whose tender care / Did infancy protect / Let riper years thy favour share / And every step direct / Elizabeth Dennis worked this at / Mrs Smith's school in the 7 year of her age //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1996-68 Museum purchase
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Name of School
- Mrs. Smith's School, Baltimore, MD
