- Maker
- Creesy, Eliza (age 12)
- Date made
- 1811
- Origin
- Beverly, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linsey-Woolsey
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: lowercase has old style S. Numbers 1-10. Various stitched lines. All done in a three sided rectangle with a large pot of flowers at center bottom with a wooded scene on each side. A meandering flower border up both sides with a small border across the top.
- Inscription
- (At the top): As this fair sampler shall continue still / The guide and model of my future skill / May Christ the great exemplar of mankind / Direct my ways and regulate my mind. / (At the bottom): Eliza Creesy Aged 12 1811
- Length Without Frame
- 15"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Gift to the Society.
- Owner
- Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA
