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Maker
Unknown
Date made
1770
Origin
Woodbury, CT US
Stitches
Cross, Stem,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script ends with X. Numbers 1-10. Various stitched lines. Large two story house with a large tree on each side and a green lawn across the top. A band of strawberries across the bottom with a scroll border up both sides. The sampler is unfinished.
Inscription
(On L): God loves the child / Whose words are mild (On R): Remember now thy crea / tor in the day of thy youth / (In the center): Woodbury
Length Without Frame
19 1/4"
Width Without Frame
17 3/4"
Historical Owner
#82.5.2
Owner
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
Owner Private
Mattatuck Museum