- Maker
- Cheney, Abigail
- Date made
- ca. 1747
- Origin
- Newbury, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase, missing J and U, the S is backwards. Sampler is unfinished. No border or other decoration.
- Inscription
- A B I G A I L * C H E N E Y * W A S * / B O R N * A P R I L * T H E * 1 9 * 1 7 3 7 * E N G L I / S H * I S * M Y * N A T I O N * N E W B U R Y * IS * / MY * DWELLING * PLACE * AND * CHRIST * / IS * MY * SALVATION * //
- Length Without Frame
- 22.5 cm
- Width Without Frame
- 22.5 cm
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #A.1964.44.1 Gift of Elinor Gregg.
- Owner
- Museum of Int'l Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
- Owner Private
- Museum of Int'l Folk Art