- Maker
- Bookman, Amanda E.
- Date made
- 1838
- Origin
- Lexington Cnty, SC US
- Stitches
- Eyelet, Cross, Irish, Block Double cross..
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: one complete with ampersand. Second ends with L and third with X. Various cross bands. Large basket of realistically worked flowers and leaves at center bottom. Empty areas near bottom suggest sampler was never finished. Border of stylized flowers all four sides.
- Inscription
- Amanda E. Bookman's / sampler 1838 / Taught by Mrs. Walker //
- Length Without Frame
- 19"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #2010-127 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Mauney, Jr.
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg
