- Maker
- Conkling, Betsy (age 7)
- Date made
- 1773
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 13 bands of various designs with an alphabet and numbers.
- Inscription
- ....... B E T C Y * C O N K L I N G / H E R * S A M P L E R * / I U L Y T H E . 14. * 1 7 7 3 / (At the bottom): (Our days begin with trou ) ble * our life is but a / span * cruel * death * is allw / a(ys near) how frail (a thing) / is man // (Note: Poem the Human Fraility from the New England Primer).
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- PSNC.7988 Gift of Miss Aimee Rogers
- Owner
- The Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, RI
- Owner Private
- The Preservation Society of Newport County