- Maker
- Breck, Elizabeth (age 14)
- Date made
- 1750
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Flat, Whip, Eyelet, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing both the J and the U. Various cross bands and stitched lines. A panel in the upper third with geometric flowers and ducks and chickens. The lower half has the Tree of Knowledge in the center of a grassy glen. There are many birds and insects. In the center the asp twines around the tree. Eve holds her R hand extended toward Adam and he is reaching towards it with his left. No border.
- Inscription
- Elizabeth Breck her Sampler in / the 14th year of her age 1750 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #T1704 Gift of James E. Baker
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum