- Maker
- Kneeland, Mary
- Date made
- 1793
- Origin
- Boston, MA (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: missing J. Various wide and narrow cross bands. At top R and L a figure holding flowers on a stem. In the center a large basket. No border.
- Inscription
- Mary Kneeland / Her Sampler / 1793 / Think on the Means the Manner / and the End * When any great / Design thou dost intend //
- Length Without Frame
- 10"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.17 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center
