- Maker
- Fines, Martha King (age 9)
- Date made
- 1757
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Counted satin, Long, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: all missing J, #2 missing J, U and Z. One ampersand. Numbers 1-5 and 1-10. Three panels of motifs including birds, flower and plants in urns and vases, a reclining stag, two male figures each holding a staff, flying angels, animals. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Martha / King Fines / My sampler / in the 9th / year 1757 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2003.388 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
