- Maker
- Burtenshaw, Ann (age 10)
- Date made
- 1774
- Origin
- England (?)
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase block double letters but u and v are transposed. Lowercase 26 letters but again u and v are transposed. Uppercase block done on two lines to letter U. Numbers 1-11. Various wide and narrow cross bands. Crown and coronet motifs. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Contentment is the best Fortune / Duty Fear And Love / We owe to God Above / Learn to live as you would wish to die. / Ann * Burtenshaw / Finished this Sampler in the 10th Year of Her Age 1774 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 12"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1980.334
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
