- Maker
- Copp, Esther (age 11)
- Date made
- 1765
- Origin
- Stonington, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Petit Point, Algerian Eye, Rice, Queen.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes.......... Page 39.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: all missing the J. Numbers 1-(1)0. All done in a stitched rectangle framed in a geometric flowering vine. Large tree at bottom flanked by two framed inscriptions. Tulips and strawberry motifs. Cross stitch border all 4 sides.
- Inscription
- (On L): Better it is to be / of an humble Spi / rit with the low / ly than to divide / the Spoil with / the proud (On R): Esther Copp her / Sampler made in / the eleventh / year of her age / august AD 1765 //
- Length Without Frame
- 13 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 1/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*H6590 Gift of Mr. John Brenton Copp
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History