- Maker
- Quick, Caroline
- Date made
- 1841
- Origin
- Ulster County, NY (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Four-sided, Double Cross, Queen, Algerian eye, Crosslet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk & cotton
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: 2 block , 26 letters, Q not q. One has backward J. Numbers 1-10. Simple cross bands. Two plants in baskets, a pair of dogs, a column with a cross on the top in the center. The same column and base appear again at the bottom of the sampler flanked by two large striped flower-baskets and two small trees. A single heart on the L. Single row cross-stitch border all 4 sides.
- Inscription
- Bestow dear Lord upon our youth / The gift of saving grace / And let the seed of sacred truth / Fall in a fruitful place / / Caroline Quick 1841 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 7/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #H 37549 Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History