- Maker
- Lewis, Mary A. (age 9)
- Date made
- 1839
- Origin
- CT, US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. One ampersand. Numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines. Basket of flowers center bottom. Arcaded strawberry border across the bottom and up both sides with a scrolled acorn border across the top.
- Inscription
- When Youth?s soft season shall be o?er / And scenes of Childhood charm no more / My riper years with joy shall see / This proof of infant Industry. / Mary A. Lewis's Sampler / Marked AD 1839 Aged 9 Years / C O N N E C T I C U T
- Length Without Frame
- 13"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #77.18.3 Gift of Mr. Ernest A. Anderson, Jr. 1977
- Owner
- Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
- Owner Private
- Mattatuck Museum