- Maker
- Belknap, Abigail (age 10)
- Date made
- 1736
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing J and U. Numbers 1-13/ top portion is filled with various wide and narrow cross bands. No border.
- Inscription
- A B G I L * B E L N A P * I S M Y N A / M E A N D W I T H M Y N E D L E * I * W R / O T E T H E * S A M E * A N D * I F M Y / S K I L L * I T * H A D * B E N * B E T T E R I / W O V L D H A V E M E N D E D * E V E / R Y * L E T T E R * O C T O B E R * T H E * / 1 8 * 1 7 3 6 H E R 1 0 Y E A R //
- Length Without Frame
- 28.2 cm
- Width Without Frame
- 22.7 cm
- Historical Owner
- #02.007 Gift of Bertha Shaw Whiting in 1961.
- Owner
- Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Massachusetts Historical Society