(In the center): P O L L Y P A I G E * S / S A M P L A R H A R D / W I C K M A Y 1 7 9 6 / (At the bottom): P P L P A P E P (initials representing herself and her siblings Polly, Luther, Anna and Fanny) //

Maker

Paige, Polly (age 30?)

Date made

1796

Origin

Harwick, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet, Herringbone, Laid,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: uppercase block missing the J. Various narrow cross bands. Across the top a band of tree motifs. No border.

Inscription

(In the center): P O L L Y P A I G E * S / S A M P L A R H A R D / W I C K M A Y 1 7 9 6 / (At the bottom): P P L P A P E P (initials representing herself and her siblings Polly, Luther, Anna and Fanny) //

Length Without Frame

19 cm

Width Without Frame

15.5 cm

Historical Owner

#02.005 Gift of stitchers great-grandson artist Walter Gilman Page in 1924.

Owner

Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA