- Maker
- Holingworth, Mary
- Date made
- 1665
- Origin
- Salem or Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Stylized floral designs worked in horizontal rows. Elongated rectangular format in the tradition of English band samplers. Square floral motifs at top are by family tradition patterns for shawl corners.
- Inscription
- M A R Y H O L I N G W O R / T H //
- Length Without Frame
- 25"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #4134.39 Donated in 1900 by George R. Curwen, a descendant of maker.
- Owner
- Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
- Owner Private
- Peabody Essex Museum