- Maker
- Balch, Tabitha (age 13)
- Date made
- 1793
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing J, uppercase q not Q, lowercase with both the long and short style S and an ampersand. Simple stitched lines. No border.
- Inscription
- 13 years / T A B I T h a B A L C H ' S / Sampler A D 1793 aged / Let virtue be a guide to ^ me
- Length Without Frame
- 8 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Gift to the Society
- Owner
- Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA
- Owner Private
- Beverly Historical Society
