- Maker
- Townsend, Bithia (age 7)
- Date made
- 1738-39
- Origin
- Unknown
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Top of sampler is done in cross bands. Then an alphabet done in multiples of letters, as many as 8 of each. No J. 1 ampersand. Various stitched lines. Numbers 1-9. Heart and crown motifs. No border.
- Inscription
- BT 1738 / Refrain much talk you seld / om hear of any undone by / hearing but by speaking / many. / Bithia Townsend Age 7 Years. //
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1996.0328
- Owner
- Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton, RI
