- Maker
- Fearing, Lucinda (age 13)
- Date made
- 1798
- Origin
- Hingham, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 uppercase block alphabet: q not Q, with an ampersand. Numbers 1-9. Simple stitched lines with a partial diamond cross band in lower quarter and a saw tooth/diamond cross band near the bottom. Arcaded strawberry border encased in a cross stitched line border, all four sides.
- Inscription
- Lucinda Fearing / her Sampler / wrought in th / e 13 year of he / r age / MODESTY GRACE / AND TRUTH ARE / ORNAMENTS OF L F / FEMALE YOUTH
- Length Without Frame
- 11.75"
- Width Without Frame
- 7.50"
- Owner
- Hingham Historical Society, Hingham, MA
- Owner Private
- Hingham Historical Society
