- Maker
- Langdon, Mary (age 12)
- Date made
- 1800
- Origin
- Portsmouth, NH US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets on upper half of sampler. Simple stitched lines and some wide and narrow cross bands. Lower half is a memorial to George Washington with 3 lozenged shaped areas. Below is a black cross, willow trees and grass. Scroll border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (In center): General / George Washing / ton died at Mount Vernon / Decem / ber 14 1799 / aged 68 / (On R) Mary / Langdon ag / ed 12 : 1800 / fear god / illegible verse at the bottom.
- Length Without Frame
- 56.40cm
- Width Without Frame
- 43.40cm
- Historical Owner
- #1981.66
- Owner
- Museums of Old York, York, ME
- Owner Private
- Museums of Old York