- Maker
- Taylor, Elizabeth (age 14)
- Date made
- 1794
- Origin
- Lancaster, PA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- This sampler was done at Leah Bratten Galligher's School which opened in Lancaster in 1797. The house at the bottom was her home, which used to be the estate of General Edward Hand, built on his return from the Revolutionary War. It is known today at the Rock Ford Plantation.
- Inscription
- Elizabeth Taylor a Daughter of James / and Elizabeth Taylor Was born in / October 3, 1789 and Made this / Sampler in Mrss Galligher.s School in / the 9 year of her age in the year / A verse follows. //
- Length Without Frame
- 17.5"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Historical Owner
- #1991.0006 A,B Gift of Elizabeth Oat Rockwell in memory of Martha Elizabeth Taylor Oat
- Owner
- Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE
- Owner Private
- Winterthur
