- Maker
- Ruggles, Luthera (age 10)
- Date made
- 1808
- Origin
- Hardwick (Worcester) MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Flat, Star Eyelet, Stem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: 2 uppercase alphabets: no J. Numbers 1-9. Saw tooth cross bands . Floral vine border across bottom with vine leaf border on both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- Good natured mirth, an open heart, / And looks unskil'd in any art: / These are the charms that ne'er (de)cay / Tho youth and beauty fade away. / / Luthera Ruggles' Sampler / Wrought in the 10th year of her age / AD 1808 //
- Length Without Frame
- 10"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Purchased
- Owner
- Eileen J. Bennett
- Owner Private
- Eileen J. Bennett