- Maker
- Westcott, Sally (age 11)
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- New England (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: 3 with 26 letters, one ends with M. Simple stitched lines. Double saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Sally Westcott's sampler wrou / ght in the 11th year of her age / Pray (illeg) heart that you may go / In wisdom's path while here below / Let virtue be your rule and card / For happiness will centre there 1824 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #64.1.30 Gift to the museum in 1959
- Owner
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
- Owner Private
- Old Sturbridge Village