- Maker
- Griffins, Betsy M.
- Date made
- 1825
- Origin
- East Guilford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: some double letters. Numbers 1-(1)0. Small heart motifs. Narrow zig zag border.
- Inscription
- Betsy M. Griffens Sampler / East Guilford Sept 1825 Aged 11 / Seize, mortall seize the transient hour, / Improve each moment as it flies, / Life's a Short summer - man a flow'r, / He dies - Alas! - how soon he dies! / Samuel Griffins * Abigail B. Griffins / Jerusha Griffins * Jerusha Griffins / Roxanna L. Conklin, Instructor //
- Length With Frame
- 12 1/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 11"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- #68.1.5 Gift of Mrs. L. J. Raymond 9/19/68
- Owner
- Madison Historical Society, Madison, CT
- Owner Private
- Madison Historical Society
