- Maker
- Pile, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1730
- Origin
- US (?)
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent, Crosslet, Stem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A small spray of flowers in a background solidly filled with cross-stitch. Two columns(?) flanking the floral motif are barely visible. Below the flowers is a long horizontal rectangle containing the inscription. Geometric honeysuckle vine border all 4 sides.
- Inscription
- ELIZaBETH PILE 1730 //
- Length Without Frame
- 7 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 6 7/8
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE T14672
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
