- Maker
- Young, Polly age 11
- Date made
- 1801
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet, Chain, Bullion Knot.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 246
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: 2 missing the J. Numbers 1-14. Various cross bands. Small flower motifs. Triple cross stitch borders on both sides and across the top. Zigzag border across the bottom.
- Inscription
- Polly Young her sampler ag / ed 11 born in the Year of our L / ord 90 When this you see re / member me I may not be forgo / tten When I am dead and in m /y grave and all my bones are r (Polly ran out of room to finish) //
- Length Without Frame
- 15.5"
- Width Without Frame
- 12.5"
- Historical Owner
- #1928.6810 William Bridges Thayer Memorial
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 246
- Owner
- Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas
- Owner Private
- Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas
