- Maker
- Mayo, Katherine
- Date made
- 1773
- Origin
- Roxbury, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Two-sided cross, Marking cross, Algerian eye.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #490. 1708. Page 316.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: no J or U, q not Q. Simple cross bands. No border.
- Inscription
- KathaRINE * MaYO * IS / MY * NaME * NEW / ENGLaNd * IS MY / NatION ROXBVRY * IS * MY / DWELLING PLACE AND / ChriSt * is MY * SalVatION / When I aM Dead & MY / BONES are ROtin hear / YOV may See my name / When I am FOrgOtten * Kat 3 / harine MAYO her sample 1773 //
- Length Without Frame
- 10 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 7"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #E 388923 Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
