- Maker
- Riley, Anna (age 15)
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- Wethersfield, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each missing the J, #1 ends with Y and #3 ends with X. Various stitched lines. Small undulating border all four sides.
- Inscription
- LEVI RILEY AGED 43 1791 / (MAH)ETABEL RILEY DYED / JANUARY 13 AGED 39 1791 / SLYVESTER RILEY AGED 17 / ANNA RILEY HER SAMPLER aged 13 / SALLY RILEY DYED / OCTOBER 15 AGED 11 1790 / CHRISTOPHER RILEY DYED / NOVEMBER 9 AGED 15 MONTH 1780 / PATTY RILEY AGED 6 1791 / anna riley her sampler aged 15 / when this you see remember me / /
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1975.83.3 Gift of Ruth G. Woodis
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
