- Maker
- Fulgham, Sellah (age 12) (born ca. 1749)
- Date made
- 1761
- Origin
- Isle of Wight Co., VA US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross, Double cross, Herringbone, Reversible cross, Eyelet, Irish, Marking Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: each missing the J and U. Numbers 1-3, 4-6, 1-10. Various wide and narrow cross bands. One row of motifs with crowns and eight pointed stars. At the bottom a stag on a small hillock and other small motifs. Reversing arcaded border all four sides. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- Sellah Fulgham is My Name Virginia is / My Nation the Isle White My Dwelling Place / And Christ My Salvation May the 20th / 1761 Worked this Samplar * //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1988-460 Gift from the estate of Mrs. Mary Wrenn Cofer Ballard in honor of her daughters, Mary Wrenn Ballard Oliver and Anne Lewis Ballard Weaver
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg