- Maker
- Sweetser, Polly
- Date made
- ca. 1776-80
- Origin
- Lynn, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Flat, Tent, Stem, Ourline
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 78
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: lowercase and uppercase script missing the J. One ampersand. Numbers 1-(1)0. Simpler stitched lines and two wide flowery cross bands. Single cross stitch border ll four sides.
- Inscription
- Hosanna to Jesus our King Who comes in the name of the Lor(d) / By children he's welcom'd on earth / BY angels in Heaven adove / / Polly Sweetser Born / At Lynn in the Cou / nty of Essex State of / Mass //
- Length Without Frame
- 6 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 `/2"
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 78
- Owner
- Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Old Newbury
