- Maker
- Betts, Martha
- Date made
- 1808
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In the center a pair of birds in a rosebud wreath. On both sides a pair of facing birds and flowers. Other motifs include flying doves holding an olive branch, and free standing flowers. At the bottom facing swans flank the date. This sampler has very small stitching.
- Inscription
- Martha Betts / 1 8 0 8 //
- Historical Owner
- #25174
- Owner
- Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA
- Owner Private
- Mercer Museum