- Maker
- Leaming, Hannah Stites
- Date made
- 1844
- Origin
- Cape May County, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Rice, Eyelet, Crosslet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: upper case, one complete, one to D. 2 block lower case, one complete, one to n, both missing the j. One wide reversing arcaded cross band at the top, various stitched lines. Border of simple geometric band, right and left sides. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- May 16th 1844 / / Charlotte Leaming Was Born May 28 1810 / Lydia Leaming Was Born September 29th 1813 / Eliza Leaming Was Born November 21st 1815 / Hannah Leaming Was Born October 15 1817 / Priscilla Leaming Was Born January 8 1820 / Emily Leaming Was Bor
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #T 14848 Gift of Mrs. Gussie Parvin Clark.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
