- Maker
- Tufts, Martha
- Date made
- ca. 1780
- Origin
- Charlestown, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Star.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: no J or U. Row of flowers at the bottom. Various stitched lines. Single cross stitch border.
- Inscription
- MARTHA TUFTS / IS MY NAME / NEW E / NGLAND IS MY NAT / ION CHARLESTOW / N IS MY NATIVE PL / ACE AND CHRIST / IS MY SALVATION I / WAS BORN APRIL / THE 28 1773 I MAD / E THIS SAMPLER / IULY THE 5 178?
- Length With Frame
- 15 11/16"
- Wdith With Frame
- 9 1/16"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #1982.243 Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
