- Maker
- Babcock, Sarah
- Date made
- 1803
- Origin
- MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase block with double letters. Numbers 1-12. Partial cross bands, scattered motifs of tall flowering plants, birds, small trees, animals. Arcaded border all four sides. Attached to the sampler are a number of items: a hair bracelet in each corner, three pins, one with pearls, two rings and two crosses.
- Inscription
- Tell me, ye knowing and dicerning Few, / Where I may find a Friend both firm and true, / Who dares stand by me when in deep Distress / And then his Love and Friendship most express / Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youth / (At the bottom): Sarah Babcock her Work July 10, 1803 //
- Owner
- Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Old Newbury