- Maker
- Dill, Maria (age 12)
- Date made
- 1842
- Origin
- Allegany Co., NY US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Satin, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase script, missing J. 2 ampersands. Numbers 1-17. Various stitched lines. Wide arcaded border with various flower designs all four sides.
- Inscription
- Philip Dill Born Nov (above): 12 (outside the rectangle): 1801 / Eliza Dill Born Nov 15 1806 / Maria Dill Born Jan 20 1830 / Charles Dill Born July 9 1831 / Mary E Dill Born Feb 24 1833 / Dewitt Dill Born Apr 27 1834 / Lewis Dill (date missing). (At the bottom): Remember now thy Creator / in the days of thy youth. While / the evil days come not, nor / the years draw nigh. When thou / shall say I have no pleasure / in them. //(At the bottom): The lillies of the field / That quickly fade away / May to us a lesson yield / Who die as soon as they. 1 8 42 (On L near bottom of rectangle: MB dill // (Note sampler #5422 is an almost exact replica of this sampler which suggests they may have been stitched at a school by the two sisters).
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 11"
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Patricia Morris
- Owner Private
- Patricia Morris
- Name of School
- Unknown school