- Maker
- Robinson, Betsey (age 12)
- Date made
- 1781
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both uppercase. The alphabet at the top is missing the J and U, the alphabet at the bottom also missing the J and ends with O. Various stitched lines and small cross bands. Just above the center a row of hanging strawberries and below that a row of trees with hanging fruit, perched birds and in the center a horned animal (deer?) stands atop a hill. Saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Betsey Robinson / Her sampler Aged / 12 Years 1791
- Length Without Frame
- 9 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Owner
- Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Old Newbury