- Maker
- Champney, Sarah (age 12)
- Date made
- 1749
- Origin
- Beverly, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: missing J and U. Followed by the letters A W X Y ?. Top third has various cross bands both wide and narrow. A center panel with flowers and birds. Lower half has simple stitched lines.
- Inscription
- (In lower third) Sarah Champney Her / Sampler October 1749 / And must the rimes that I have / done. Be read and published there. / Be all exposed before the Sun. / While men and angels hear.
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Gift to the Society.
- Owner
- Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA
- Owner Private
- Beverly Historical Society