- Maker
- Davis, Sarah (born March 2, 1765)
- Date made
- ca. 1775-1780
- Origin
- Wilmington, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Satin, Herringbone, Marking Cross, Closed feather.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 block alphabets: 26 letters, some double letters; q and Q, long style s. Numbers 1-10 & 1-8. Rows are separated by simple cross bands. No border. This sampler appears to have been worked from the bottom up: stitching at the top is more complex & better executed. (See also #300 done by the stitchers aunt Sarah Thomson Butters)
- Inscription
- Davis //
- Length Without Frame
- 4 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*T18427 Gift of Mr. Lemuel Pope.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
