- Maker
- Sterling, Mary Isabella
- Date made
- 1837
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: one uppercase and lowercase with double letters. One uppercase block with an ampersand. Numbers 1-(1)0. Various stitched lines. Arcaded rose border and an unfinished wave border lower half and across bottom. Hem stitched all four sides. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- (On second line): M I S L C A . (On fourth line): M S R S O A S H M / (In center): Time once past never returns / the moment which is lost is / lost forever
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #89.319.1 From the Estate of Elizabeth Davis
- Owner
- Rochester Historical Society, Rochester, NY
- Owner Private
- Rochester Historical Society
