- Maker
- Camp, Sarah Ann (age 12)
- Date made
- 1787
- Origin
- Waterbury, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk & Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing the J. Numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines. Across the bottom a scene with either two houses or a house on the R and a barn on the L. Four large trees with white silky clouds above. At the bottom a fenced lawn. Cross stitch border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Sarah Ann / Camp * Her Sampler Mar - / ked in the 12th year of Her / Age 1787 * Contentment / is The Best Fortune / /
- Length Without Frame
- 13 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #X72.572 Gift of Mrs. Alexius McGlannan-Porter 1940
- Owner
- Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT.
