- Maker
- Thorp, Elizabeth (age 12)
- Date made
- 1827
- Origin
- OH US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Numbers, bird, trees, animals. Saw tooth border. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- ELIZABETH THORP WAS BORN JUNE 13, 1815 IN FAIRFIELD TOWN AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT. MOVED TO STATE OF OHIO IN 1817 NOW 12 YEARS 1824 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 7/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1975.028 Estate of Helen Mae Robertson
- Owner
- Fairfield Museum and History Center, Fairfield, CT
- Owner Private
- Fairfield Museum & History Ctr