- Maker
- Ray, Lydia Lovett (age 11)
- Date made
- 1840
- Origin
- Beverly, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: all complete, 2 with ampersands. Numbers 1-19. Simple stitched lines. Border of elongated ovals with bows(?) at each end.
- Inscription
- Alfred Ray born January 29th 1801 / Joanna Lovett born October 18th 1803 Married July 5 1826 / Died May 9 1833/ Lydia Lovett Ray born April 4th 1829 / James Lfred Ray born October 15th 1830 Died Dec 29 1832 / Joanna Lovett Ray born Aug 20th 1832 Died Dec 22th / Abigail Foster Ober born Dec 4th 1811 Married Nov 2nd 1837 / Lydia Lovett Ray her Sampler wrought in the 11th year / of her age at Miss Whittredge.s School Beverly Mass 1840
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- GIft to the Society
- Owner
- Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA
- Owner Private
- Beverly Historical Society
- Name of School
- MIss Whittridge's School, Beverly, MA
