- Maker
- Riddick, Susan (age 15)
- Date made
- 1806
- Origin
- Suffolk, VA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Double cross, Eyelet, Irish variation, Hem, Marking cross, Queen.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 8 alphabets: some missing the J or the U. Numbers 1-7. Various wide and narrow cross bands. At the bottom a tall house with two els. No border. Sampler is unfinished. (Note: the stitches on this sampler are done with such care that they are reversible which makes the back very neat).
- Inscription
- Susan Riddick Daughter of Robert M. Riddick and Elizabeth his / [w]ife was born [O]ctober the 6 1791. Suffolk, January the 31 1806 / (On the house at the bottom): S P / M S P / Suffolk //
- Length Without Frame
- 25"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1978-91 Museum purchase.
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg
