ELISABeTH * HOLLAND * IS * MY * NA / Me * ENGLISH * IS * MY * NATION * BOST / ON * IS * MY * DWeLLING * PLACe * / AND * CHRIST * IS * MY * SALVATION / WHeN * I * AM * DeAD * GONE * / AND * ALL * MY * BONeS * ARE * ROTeN / I LeAVE * THIS * SAMPLeR * BeHIND / I * MAY * NOT * BE * FORGETTeN * FINIS / HeD * IN * THe * 13 YeAR * OF * HeR / AGe * OCTOBeR 14 * 1737 //

Maker

Holland, Elisabeth (age 13)

Date made

1737

Origin

Boston, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Two-sided cross, Marking cross, Satin, Straight, Fern, Algerian eye, Herringbone, Long-armed cross.

In Bolton & Co.

No Verse 1: #490. 1708. Page 316.

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 block alphabets: no J or U, q not Q. Geometric cross bands, some of geometric flowering vines. No border.

Inscription

ELISABeTH * HOLLAND * IS * MY * NA / Me * ENGLISH * IS * MY * NATION * BOST / ON * IS * MY * DWeLLING * PLACe * / AND * CHRIST * IS * MY * SALVATION / WHeN * I * AM * DeAD * GONE * / AND * ALL * MY * BONeS * ARE * ROTeN / I LeAVE * THIS * SAMPLeR * BeHIND / I * MAY * NOT * BE * FORGETTeN * FINIS / HeD * IN * THe * 13 YeAR * OF * HeR / AGe * OCTOBeR 14 * 1737 //

Length Without Frame

18 1/4"

Width Without Frame

8 1/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#T 18126 Gift of Mrs. John H. Murray, in honor of Mrs. Grace Rogers Cooper.

Owner

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Owner Private

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History