- Maker
- Richards, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Star, Tent, Bullion
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool, Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing J and U. One ampersand. Simple stitched lines. Strawberry motifs. In the bottom half a shepherd seated on a large rock, a female stands at his side in a field with two white and one black sheep. A small house up a hill on the R, birds, a tree and a dog on the L. Narrow rosette border up both sides and across the top. (Note: Real hair is used in the figures).
- Inscription
- Now We are to Live learning but the way to Die / Elizabeth Richards Ended her Sampler In the / 10th Year of her Age January the 10th //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1959.3709 Gift of H. Rodney Sharp, 1959
- Owner
- Historic Odessa Foundation, Odessa, DE
- Owner Private
- Historic Odessa