Potter, Mary Arnold

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Maker
Potter, Mary Arnold
Date made
1806
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Queen.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase and lowercase are mostly worn away), #3 uppercase script has 26 letters. Three narrow cross bands. No border.
Inscription
Mary Arnold Potter / was born March 8 / 1799 and wrought / this September 30 / 1806 //
Length Without Frame
11.75"
Width Without Frame
8.25"
Historical Owner
#1960.7.1 Bequest of Waldo C. Sprague
Owner
Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
Owner Private
Rhode Island Historical Society