Worked on the sampler are the alphabet, numbers, flowers, a parrot, a squirrel, the date 1765 and rectangular spaces filled with various canvas work stitches. A monogram surmounted by a crown are worked with gold thread and pink and light blue silk. The edge is buttonholed in scallops. Stitches: couching, counted satin, cross, eyelet, French knot, long-armed cross, rice, rococo, tent, two-sided Italian cross,