Makers / Maker's Age: Hollyday, Anna Maria (age 9)
Date Made: 1801
Origin: MD US
School / Teacher:
Stitches: Cross, Stem, Eyelet, French Knot, Queen, tent, Double Cat.
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Dimensions: w x 16 1/2" h
Owner: Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
www.mdhs.org Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: 1 alphabet: uppercase block. Numbers 1-7. Various stitched lines. In the lower panel a center wreath with a yellow bird on a branch , a basket of flowers and a flying bird on L and R. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
History of Owner: #1954.15.4 Gift of Miss Clara Goldsborough Hollyday
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921Yes Verse 693. 1805. Page 342.