Miller, Margaret (?)

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Maker
Miller, Margaret (?)
Date made
ca. 1830
Origin
ME(?) US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: much stitch loss in first two alphabets, lowercase has 26 letters. Numbers 1-8. Simple stitched lines. Single cross stitch border all four sides. Sampler is unfinished.
Inscription
GENEALOGY / John Miller born Sept 24th 1779 / Margaret Miller born April 15th 1779 Died M (above) 16th 1822 / Their Children / James born Jan. 24 1812 / Margaret born Jan 31th 1813 / Kellen born April 5th 1817 / Sarah born Sept. 20th 1819 Died Oct 9th 1821 / The Children of / John and Betsey Miller / John born Oct 10th 1823 / Mary Elizabeth born July 12th 1825 / Caroline Agusta born May 21 1827 //
Historical Owner
A86.572
Owner
Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME
Owner Private
Maine Historical Society