- Maker
- Spalding, Lucy (age 14)
- Date made
- 1793
- Origin
- Hozrah, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross over 2, Rice, Tent, Algerian Eye, Cross over 1, Bullion, Queen.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: no J's. Numbers 1-11. Designs include bold geometric vine designs with large flowers. A landscape view in the bottom border contains plants, trees, 3 sheep, a sitting buck. Border at L is solidly stitched.
- Inscription
- july 1793 / Lucy Spalding's Samplar AE 14 / Favour is dec / eitful and beauty / is vain but a wo / man that feareth / the lord she shall / be praised / Strength and / honour are her / clothing and she / shall rejoice in / time to come //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 7/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1859.18.2 Gift of Hezekiah L. Hosmer
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Name of School
- ? Rev. Notts School, Franklin, CT ?
