- Maker
- Bacon, Nabby (age 21)
- Date made
- 1802
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: three uppercase, one lowercase. 3 sets of numbers 1-10. Various stitched lines and cross bands. Double border all four sides with a triangle in each corner. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- Nabby * Bacon * 21 Years / Her Age Born * October 28 In The Year 1781 / Be Hold When I Try My Nedle To In Vie With / My Pen And My Pencil to Prove My Ever Fond / Wish Was Senterd On This To Calm My Dear Par / ents thare Love *** When I Am Dead And In My Grave
- Length Without Frame
- 46.5 cm
- Width Without Frame
- 38 cm
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- A.1951.2.50 Gift of the Heard Foundation
- Owner
- Museum of Int'l Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
- Owner Private
- Museum of Int'l Folk Art