- Maker
- Morse, Emily Ann (age 11)
- Date made
- ca. 1828
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Satin, Sawtooth, Cross, Stem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A genealogical sampler with a heart in the center and the names in five circles. At the bottom of the square are two facing love birds, a flower between them, with a basket of flowers on the R and the L. Meandering outer flower border all four sides with a bow at center top.
- Inscription
- (In a sawtooth stitched square in the center); Benjamin Morse born May 6, 1787 Died Mar 12, 1830 AE48 / Married March 30, 1807 / Lovely Morse born Oct. 17, 1784 / Harriet Morse born Jan 14, 1809 Married Nov 22, 1827 Ward B. Harthen / Charles Morse born July 19, 1811 / Emily Ann Morse born Oct. 6, 1817 (Below the square): (On the L): Wrought / by (On the R): E. A. / Morse / AE 11 //
- Length Without Frame
- 20 1/4"
- Length With Frame
- 21 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 20 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 22"
- Original Frame
- No
- Owner
- NSCDA Martin House Farm, N. Swansea, MA
- Owner Private
- NSCDA-Martin House Farm