- Maker
- Brooke, Mary (age 11)
- Date made
- 1724
- Origin
- Gloucester, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Double Running, Florentine, Eyelet, Marking Cross, Counted Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: each missing the J and U. Numbers 1-19. Lower half of sampler is filled with various cross bands and geometric designs. Bird, heart and crown motifs. No border visible but may be behind the frame.
- Inscription
- Mary Brooke her sampler in the Eleventh year Woven in the / year of our Lord 1724 / Favour is Deceitful and Beauty is vain But a wo / man that feareth the Lord she shall be praised //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Length With Frame
- 19 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Wdith With Frame
- 10 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Owner
- NSCDA William Hickling Prescott House, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- NSCDA-William Hickling Prescott House
