- Maker
- Putnam, Betsey (age 11)
- Date made
- 1796
- Origin
- Danvers, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Faggot
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse: #201 pg 220 1785
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase block with several double letters, missing the J, lowercase also missing the J. Number 1-(1)0 and ampersand. Narrow cross bands. Small trees across top and bottom and a pine or fir tree in each corner. Reversing arcaded border with an off white circle (flower? acorn?).
- Inscription
- betsey putnam / her sampler aged eleven / Danvers November 14 / 1796 / Why should I say tis / Yet to soon to look for heav / en or think of death a flow / er may fade before tis / noon and I this day may / loose my breath //
- Length Without Frame
- 13"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Historical Owner
- #DH1873 Donated by Charles Putnam, nephew of Betsey
- Owner
- Danvers Historical Society, Danvers, MA
- Owner Private
- Danvers Historical Society