ELISABETH * UPH / AM * IS MY * NAME * / NEW ENGLAND IS * / MY * STATION * MA / LDEN * IS MY * DWE / LLIN PLACE * AND * / CHRIST * IS MY * SA / LVATION * 1792 * 24 / (At the bottom is a row of letters): A M U ? E D ? H N P P C

Maker

Upham, Elisabeth

Date made

1792

Origin

Malden, MA US

Stitches

Cross,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: uppercase block at top missing J, q not Q, with ampersand, uppercase block near bottom ends with O, also missing J. Simple stitched lines

Inscription

ELISABETH * UPH / AM * IS MY * NAME * / NEW ENGLAND IS * / MY * STATION * MA / LDEN * IS MY * DWE / LLIN PLACE * AND * / CHRIST * IS MY * SA / LVATION * 1792 * 24 / (At the bottom is a row of letters): A M U ? E D ? H N P P C

Length Without Frame

12 1/4"

Width Without Frame

8 1/2"

Original Frame

Unframed

Owner

Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA