- Maker
- Chamberlin, Margaret (age 11)
- Date made
- 1787
- Origin
- DE (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross (over 1 and 2), Double cross, Eyelet, Flat or Satin, Reversible cross with vertical front, Reversible cross with square back.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase block without J. Others complete. Various stitched lines. Heart and diamond motifs. One crown. Undulating carnation, rose and rosebud border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Margaret Chamber / lin is My Name and / with my needle I 1787 / Made the Same. (at bottom): When this you see / Remember me / When distant be.
- Length Without Frame
- 8 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #2001-22 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Lane Jennings
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg
