Duncan, Mary Willis (age 9)

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Maker
Duncan, Mary Willis (age 9)
Date made
1814
Origin
Portland, ME US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
6 alphabets: script missing J, 2 incomplete. Simple stitched lines. Arcaded border with small flower all four sides.
Inscription
Happy is She whose early / Years Receive Instruction / well / Mary Willis born / Portland ae 9 Dec (br above) 14 1805 //
Historical Owner
#2006.44.1159 Original to Phillips House, Salem, MA Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
Owner
Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
Owner Private
Historic New England