- Maker
- Lawson, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: #1 with uppercase double letters, #2 single letters, both complete, #3 ends with H. Numbers 1-10. Done in a cross stitched rectangle. Various wide and narrow cross bands. A floral design with eagle at the top. Flower, small tree and dog motifs. At bottom R a house with two chimneys. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (In a square with a crown near bottom L): John / Lawson (In a square with a coronet near bottom R): Christina / Thomson (In the center above a flower and leaf swag): Alexander / Thomson / American / Council / Initials in small rectangles JL JT JT HT and separate JL HL JL JL A . (Across the bottom): Elizabeth Lawson Sewed This Sampler 1883 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Length With Frame
- 20"
- Width Without Frame
- 12"
- Wdith With Frame
- 14.5"
- Historical Owner
- #69.41.1-2 From the family of Alexander Thomson, American Consul in Glasgow 1831-1844
- Owner
- The American Museum in Britain, Bath, UK
