- Maker
- Osborne, Rebekah
- Date made
- 1728
- Origin
- England or US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Back, Hem, Marking cross, Satin, Tent
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 6 alphabets: Numbers 1-11. Various cross bands including dogs and leaves, strawberries, saw tooth. At the bottom a wide band with three carnations, two hearts, a dog on each side. No border. (Note: This is the back side of this sampler. Viewed this way the colors are not faded, and you can see how neatly the stitcher did her work. If you have a sampler that is very faded be sure to look at the back whenever you should happen to remove it from its frame).
- Inscription
- Our Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be / t hy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will Be Don [sic] / In Earth As it is in Heaven Give us this Day / our Daily Bread And For Give us our trespasses / As We For Give them that Trespass against us / And Lead us not Into temPtation But Deliver / Us From Evil Amen. (At center bottom): Rebekah Osborne //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1950-154 Museum purchase
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg
