Lathrop, Betsy

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Maker
Lathrop, Betsy
Date made
1776
Origin
Norwich, CT US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: missing letters and transposed letters. One ampersand. At the bottom a two story house set on a narrow green lawn with two trees on the R and one on the L. A centered vase with flowers at the center top with a floral motif on either side. An arcaded carnation border up both sides. .
Inscription
G o d S a v e A m e r i c a (On bottom L): B e t s y / L a t h r o p s / S a m p l e r / N o r w i c h / (On bottom R): / Favour is / deceitful and / beauty is vai / n but a wom / an that Feare / th the lord She / shall be praisd (note: Proverbs: 30: 31)) // (Note: Betsy had planned to embroider God Save The King on her sampler, but the Revolution changed her plans which explains the spacing on that line....thanks to the owner for this bit of information). //
Historical Owner
Family owned
Owner
Private Collector
Owner Private
Nancy M. Bell