Budd, Easter (age 9)

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Maker
Budd, Easter (age 9)
Date made
1803
Origin
Charleston, SC US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Eyelet
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: all missing J's, with ampersand. Numbers 1-11 done 3 times. Various stitched lines and small cross bands. Near the bottom a row of birds and small tree motifs.
Inscription
Whenever I take My Walks A / Broad How Many Pure I sea / What Shall I Render To MY / God For All His Gifts To Me / Not More Than Others I Deserve / Yet God Hath Given Me More / For I Have Food Wile Others / Starve Or Beg From Dore to / Dore / / Easter Budd Her Sampler / Age 9 Years December 16
Length Without Frame
19 2/3"
Width Without Frame
10 3/4"
Original Frame
No
Historical Owner
#HT 0522 Donated by Mrs. Leger Mitchell, Feb. 1938
Owner
The Charleston Museum, Charleston, SC
Owner Private
The Charleston Museum