168x185 - Plum Street Samplers presents this companion piece to their Heritage Sampler - this design tells the story of America's most famous seamstress, Elizabeth Griscom, aka Betsy Ross - at the top of the sampler is the declaration made by the Continental Congress when they adopted the flag on June 14, 1777. The sampler also features Quaker elements, representing Betsy's family who were members of the Society of Friends, Betsy's marriage to John Ross in 1773, her meeting with George Washington at Christ Church in 1776, as well as her second marriage in 1782 to Captain Joseph Ashburn, her third marriage to John Claypool who worked at the US Customs House in Philadelphia, and their wedding date, and a headstone in the last block represents her passing; a flag is across the bottom, and urn of flowers travel up the sides - C, W, D
Stitched on 36 Ct. Oaken Linen from Picture This Plus
