- Maker
- Ingalls, Mahala 1810-1818 (age 14)
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- Sanbornton, NH US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross, Straight, Tent, French knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block 26 letters plus ampersand done in a saw tooth cartouche in the center of sampler. Flowers in a basket at center top, with a pot of flowers on the L & R sides. At the bottom on a green lawn, a tree on both L and R side with another basket of flowers in the center.
- Inscription
- M A H A L A / I N G A L L ' S S A M P L E R W R O / U G H T I N T H E F O U R T E E N / T H Y E A R O F H E R A G E //
- Length Without Frame
- 8".25"
- Width Without Frame
- 10.25"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1977.021.03 New Hampshire Historical Society purchase
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society
