- Maker
- Greene, Mary (age 11)
- Date made
- 1766
- Origin
- Newport/Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem, Back
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 49
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. No J's or U's. Numbers 1-9. Simple stitched lines with a large cross band in center with smaller one at bottom. Conventional strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Mary Greene Her Sampler Made In The / Eleventh Year Of Her Age 1766 / / Beauty And Pride We Often Find Betrays / The Weakness Of The Mind He Handsom / Is And Merit Praise That Handsom Dos / The Proverb Says / / The Loss of Father Is Great But The / Loss OF a Mother IS More But The Loss / OF Christ Is Such a Loss As No Other / Can Restore.
- Length Without Frame
- 9 1/2'
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/2'
- Historical Owner
- #1941-69-73 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 49
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum