- Maker
- Cotton, Mary G. (age 12)
- Date made
- 1841
- Origin
- Springfield, OH US
- Stitches
- Satin, Straight, Counted Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: Numbers 1-9. Various small cross bands. At the bottom R a large building with two chimneys. A green lawn and a large leafed tree on its L, a bird at the top. On the bottom L various motifs : a basket of flowers, a bird, a flowering bush, an 8 pointed star. Small border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Mary G. Cotton's Sampler Ae 12 Years / (On L near bottom): As fades the lovely blooming flower / Frail smiling solace of an hour / So soon our transient moments fly / And Pleasure only blooms to die / Springfield Summit County Ohio 1841
- Historical Owner
- Purchased
- Owner
- Barbara K. Randau
- Owner Private
- Barbara K. Randau