- Maker
- Prentice, Eliphal (age 12)
- Date made
- 1800
- Origin
- Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: 1 with J, two without. Two ampersands. Numbers 1-(1)0 and 1-9. Various stitched lines and small cross bands. A few scattered flower motifs. Near the bottom a large urn with flowers, a tree on either side with a woman on the R and a black dog on the L. All done in a cross stitched cartouche. Arcaded geometric carnation border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Eliphal Prentice Her Samplar. / Wrought in Cornwallis. ended / Oct the 22. In the Year One Thou / sand Eight Hundred in ye 12 year / Of Her Age.
- Length Without Frame
- 13 1/2"
- Length With Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 3/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 11"
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Jan Costa
- Owner Private
- Jan Costa
