- Maker
- Buell, Lydia or Eudotia
- Date made
- ca. 1833
- Origin
- Wallingford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: 26 letters. Three narrow cross bands. Family Register below. Diamond border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Luther and Polly Buell married 1802 / Lydia Ann Buel Born March 4 1803 / Eudotia Buel Born April 29 1808 / Henry L Buel Born May 19 1814 / Lydia Ann Buel Born July 31 1816 / Philo Buel Born December 28 1818 / Lydia Ann Buel Died October 3 1813 / Eudotia Dolph Died October 2 1833 her child September 3 // (Note:Sampler was stitched by two different people. Lydia Ann b: 1803, d: 1813 could be first stitcher or Eudotia. Perhaps finished by Lydia Ann the 2nd after Eudotia and her child died. ) //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #64.1.54
- Owner
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
- Owner Private
- Old Sturbridge Village