- Maker
- Seymour, Lydia (age 11)
- Date made
- 1775
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross over 2, Tent.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: missing the J but has the U. The letter S is repeated, both in the long and the short style. Numbers 1-9. Several cross bands and stitched lines. The background areas of the inscription and the numbers are solidly stitched. No border.
- Inscription
- Lydia Seymour made / this Sampler August / ye 31 1775 in the 11th / year of her age
- Length Without Frame
- 11"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- 1984.38.0 Donated by Elizabeth Seymour McCreary Wise in 1984.
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT.
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
