- Maker
- Stoddard, Betsy (age 12)
- Date made
- 1796
- Origin
- Cohasset, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Algerian, Drawn.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: lowercase missing the J and ends with V. Numbers 1-9. Vowels AEIOUY. Various cross bands. Three border on all four sides: an arcaded strawberry border, with a simple cross stitch border on both sides.
- Inscription
- (In the center): BETSY STODDARD / Sampler 1796 Born Dece / mber 13 1784 / / (At the bottom): When my short glass its latest sand is run / And Death approach to feign the looker on / Softly may I sigh out my soul in air / Stand thou my pitying guardian angel there.
- Length Without Frame
- 13 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1977.016.001 Gift of Mrs. Delwyn Giles Barnes
- Owner
- Cohasset Historical Society, Cohasset, MA
- Owner Private
- Cohasset Historical Society