- Maker
- Ward, Lydia (age 12)
- Date made
- late 1800'S ?
- Origin
- MD (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: upper case, no J or U, second alphabet missing J, ends with O. Various narrow and wide cross bands. Three tall and two small flower motifs with two large and two small birds near the bottom.
- Inscription
- (at the bottom): Lydia Ward Her Sampler / Done In The Twelveth / Year Of Her Age //
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- Eleanor C. Purnell
