- Maker
- Hill, Sarah (age 12)
- Date made
- 1737
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: all uppercase block, all missing the J and the U. Various cross bands both wide and narrow. At the bottom a centered fruit tree with a basket of flowers on both sides. A small bird on the R. No border. (Note: One of the "Boston Band" samplers. See Pamela Parmal "Women's Work in Colonial Boston", MFA publication)
- Inscription
- (Bottom L: SARAH HILL / EnDED THIS / SAMPLER IN (Bottom R): THE TW / EVE YEAR / OF HER AGE / 1737 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1981.10
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
