- Maker
- Batchelder, Mary (age 16)
- Date made
- 1773
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross, Half-cross, Eyelet, Rococo, Chain, Roumanian.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 31 Verse 211
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: all with an ampersand, all missing the J, and all have the U and V transposed. Numbers 1-11. Wide and narrow cross bands. Panel with a carnation on both sides and a pot of flowers in the center. Near the bottom a large urn with a floral bouquet, a row of small flowers and leaves and a bird on a hillock on both L and R. Saw tooth outer border with an arcaded outer border on both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- Mary Batchelder was Born June The 13th 1757 Wrought this / Sampler 1773 While God Does Spare For Death Prepare
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 3/16"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1941-69-166 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 31 Verse 211
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
