- Maker
- Norton, Mariette (age 14)
- Date made
- 1836
- Origin
- Sharon, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Four-sided, Queen, Algerian eye, Eyelet, Herringbone, Ray, Leviathan, Rice, Seed.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-12. Tribute to George Washington. Memorial stone with urn in center with a bird on one side and another on a willow branch above. Floral sprays below. Verses on both sides. Rosebud vine border all four sides.
- Inscription
- GEORGE WASHINGTON The American Hero / Happy the child whose tender years / Receive instruction well / Who hates the sinner's path and fears / The road that leads to hell. (continues..........) At bottom: Mariett Norton's sampler wrought in / the 14th year of her age AD. 1836. Sharon. CT Sally Ann Chamberlin Preceptress
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 19"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1994.122.0 Museum purchase.
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
