- Maker
- Badcock, Wealthy Amanda (age 11)
- Date made
- 1835
- Origin
- Coventry, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Algerian Eye.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: #3 missing the J. Numbers 1-10. Motifs of diamonds, crowns, plants, heart. At the bottom from L to R: two birds facing each other atop two trees, a tree, a hanging tavern sign, a three-dimensional two story building (a tavern most likely on an old turnpike road to Hartford in Coventry, RI,a tree, a basket. Narrow border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Wealthy A Badcock's sampler aged / 11 years Born Nov 7 1824 / / The Seamstress with her little hands / Pleas'd to improve her skill / Delights to mind the soft commands / And do her mistress will. //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2006.74.2 Museum purchase
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
