Sampler by a young boy, embroidered mostly in cross stitch with red, green, navy blue, and white (predominant colors) silk thread on loosely woven light brown/tan linen; simple geometric border patterns/lines between rows; capital letters with curlicues in first row across top: A-L; next row: M-V (with Q like a 2); next row W-Z and numbers 1-9 (with 0 [zero] after 9); small capital letters in next row: A-Q; next row: R-Z with "&" at end; lowercase letters in next row: a-z; followed by text: "While varying shades/ The pleasing task beguile/ My friends approve me/ And my parents smile/ Thomas C. Lombard./ August 1848 Aged 8 Yrs"; basket of flowers figure embroidered on either side of verse; hemstitched edges around sides. Dimensions of sampler below; frame measures 12 1/2 x 12 5/8 x 3/4 (depth does not include screw eyes and wire on back). Accession number applied to back of frame only.*
