- Maker
- Webster, Emily
- Date made
- 1822
- Origin
- New Chester, NH US
- Stitches
- French knots, Cross, Satin, Chain, Eyelet, Bullion, Herringbone, Whip Hem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No #511. 1787. Page 319.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 6 alphabets: 3 complete. Numbers 1- 9. Large floral motifs in the two lower corners, trailing vine with bow under legend. Bird on mound with flowers lower R. No visible border.
- Inscription
- Teach me to feel another's woe / To hide the fault I see / That mercy I to others show / That mercy show to me / Save me alike from foolish Pride / Or impious discontent / As ought thy wisdom has deny'd / Or aught thy goodness lent. / Emily Webster's Sampler Wrought July 1822 New Chester //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Length With Frame
- 19"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Wdith With Frame
- 19"
- Original Frame
- Unknown
- Historical Owner
- #1940.13.2 Gift of Edith Livingston
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society