(In heart at bottom on L): Joseph / Underwood / bn. May 11 / 1749 (on R): Mary / Munroe / bn. Mh. 14, / 1760. (Across the bottom): The Family Record ??????? Mary Smith Munroe. (On fruit starting at bottom L): Joseph / bn. July 9 / 1772 / Polly / bn. June 1 / 1774 / Anna / Brn. May 3 / 1776 / Polly / bn. Nov. 30 / 1777 / John / bn. Jan. 22 / 1780 / Nathan / bn. April 11 / 1782 / Anna / bn. July 24 / 1784 / Betsy / bn. Sep. 30 / 1787 / Dorcas / bn. June 8 / 1790.

Maker

Smith, Mary Munroe

Date made

1812

Origin

Lexington, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Flat, Satin, Tent, Boullion, Stem.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Family record done on a Tree of Life with a fruit for each child with their birth date. Names of parents in hearts at bottom of sampler. Arcaded flower border across top and down both sides with a green grass like border at the bottom.

Inscription

(In heart at bottom on L): Joseph / Underwood / bn. May 11 / 1749 (on R): Mary / Munroe / bn. Mh. 14, / 1760. (Across the bottom): The Family Record ??????? Mary Smith Munroe. (On fruit starting at bottom L): Joseph / bn. July 9 / 1772 / Polly / bn. June 1 / 1774 / Anna / Brn. May 3 / 1776 / Polly / bn. Nov. 30 / 1777 / John / bn. Jan. 22 / 1780 / Nathan / bn. April 11 / 1782 / Anna / bn. July 24 / 1784 / Betsy / bn. Sep. 30 / 1787 / Dorcas / bn. June 8 / 1790.

Length Without Frame

17 3/4"

Length With Frame

21 3/4"

Width Without Frame

16 5/8"

Wdith With Frame

20 1/4"

Original Frame

No

Historical Owner

#2546

Owner

Lexington Historical Society, Lexington, MA

Owner Private

Lexington Historical Society