- Maker
- Pitcher, Elizabeth (age 8)
- Date made
- 1828
- Origin
- PA (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Herringbone
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Numbers 1-9. Lower two thirds of sampler consists of a large spray of flowers with a bird in the top L corner and a pot of flowers in the top R corner and a flowering tree in the bottom L corner. Inner cross stitch border and an outer border of undulating strawberries and vines all four sides.
- Inscription
- Elizabeth Pitcher / Work done in the 9 Year / of age.
- Length Without Frame
- 8"
- Length With Frame
- 10 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 3/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 12 2/3"
- Historical Owner
- #1999-23 Gift of Nancy Melton Ray
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg