EUNI / CE * PETTENGIL * IS * MY * / NAME * & * WITH * MY[ * HA / NDS * I * WROUGHT * THE * / SAME * STEAL * NOT * TH / IS * FOR * FEAR * OF * SHA / ME * FOR * HERE * YOU * / READ * THE* OWNERS * / NAME - I * WROUGHT * / THIS * IN * THE * YEAR * 17 / 91 * BEING * IN * THE * 11 T / H * YEAR * OF * MY * AGE * / & * WAS * BORN * OCT * 28 * / W N M //

Maker

Pettengil, Eunice (age 11) (born Oct. 28, 1780)

Date made

1791

Origin

West Newton, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Long-armed cross, Stem, Serpentine, Hem.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

1 alphabet: uppercase block, no J. Various stitched lines. Between the initials in the last row of lettering are small geometric motifs. No border.

Inscription

EUNI / CE * PETTENGIL * IS * MY * / NAME * & * WITH * MY[ * HA / NDS * I * WROUGHT * THE * / SAME * STEAL * NOT * TH / IS * FOR * FEAR * OF * SHA / ME * FOR * HERE * YOU * / READ * THE* OWNERS * / NAME - I * WROUGHT * / THIS * IN * THE * YEAR * 17 / 91 * BEING * IN * THE * 11 T / H * YEAR * OF * MY * AGE * / & * WAS * BORN * OCT * 28 * / W N M //

Length Without Frame

9"

Width Without Frame

6 7/8"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#TE* T13199 Purchased

Owner

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Owner Private

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History