- Maker
- Britton, Faney
- Date made
- ca. 1824
- Origin
- Hunterdon County, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-23. The lower half has Quaker motifs and most important two reclining collared deer with tabs at the back of their necks. Wavy floral bud vine border all four sides. (NOTE: the deer motif shows up only in Hunterdon County, NJ samplers).
- Inscription
- (In the center): Faney Britton Was / Born April 28th 1809 / (Note: Fanny mispelled her name while stitching the sampler). / / When youth and all its joys are flown / And bosom friends are dead and gone / These lines will bring to mind / Remembrance of those happy days / When I could stray through fancy's maze / Light as the passing wind / / (At the bottom): Samuel * Britton Levina * Britton
- Length Without Frame
- 19"
- Length With Frame
- 23"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Wdith With Frame
- 21 7/8"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- Purchased (Note: this sampler is featured in, and on the cover of 'A Sampling of Hunterdon County Needlework by Dan & Marty Campanelli, June 2013)
- Owner
- Collection of Dan & Marty Campanelli
- Name of School
- Hunterdon 'Collared' Deer School, Hunterdon County, NJ
