- Maker
- Adams, Mary (age 10)
- Date made
- 1843
- Origin
- Dunse, Scotland
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Mirror image sampler: (both sides are the same). Various sized houses, crowns, flying birds, birds perched on trees, flowers in pots, baskets. A large 4 story building in the center (perhaps the school?), with a large lawn with white and small black animals. This is a beautiful sampler.
- Inscription
- (At top): Jean * Johnston * / Teacher * Dunse* (L to R): J*A M*A W*A I*P*D D*A M*A J*A (In center): Wedderburn House / (At bottom): Mary * Adams * Aged * 8 * Years 8 1843 * MT* MM* MP * ML * ES * MP
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Owner
- Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newbury, MA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Old Newbury