- Maker
- Scott, Ruth (age 9)
- Date made
- 1825
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines. Small border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Ruth Scotts Sampler made in / the 9th year of her age 1825 / (At bottom L): And you my children dear / Be good and love the truth / Of every fault keep clear / Now in your early youth / Your mother's voice obey / To her be ever kind / (At bottom R): By night as well as day / Her precepts always mind / And may the God of might / Who calls your Father hence / Direct your course aright / And be your sure defence //
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #00.100.1
- Owner
- New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA
- Owner Private
- New Bedford Whaling Museum