- Maker
- Standish, Loara
- Date made
- ca. 1653
- Origin
- Duxbury, MA US
- Stitches
- Marking, Side-by-side cross, Algerian eye, Diagonal cross, Montenegrin, Long-armed cross, Back, Outline, Eyelet, Double Running, Arrowhead (Note: Our thanks to Ina Mish for identifying all the stitches on this wonderful sampler)
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 9 Verse 339
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Bands of various designs including rose, carnation, oak leaf motifs. The earliest known American-made sampler and the earliest known sampler with a verse.
- Inscription
- (At the bottom): Loara Standish is my name / Lorde guide my hart that / I may doe thy will Also / My Hands with SvcH / Convenient skill as may / Conduce to Virtue void of / Shame and I will give / The Glory to thy name / /
- Length Without Frame
- 23 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Descended in the Standish and Alden families.
- Bolton & Co. Page
- Page 9
- Owner
- Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, MA
- Owner Private
- Pilgrim Hall Museum
