- Maker
- Tillinghast, Mary
- Date made
- 1796
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Tent, Cross, Gobelin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- The First Baptist Meeting House in Providence, RI is at the center of this sampler. Two pine trees and a weeping willow on both sides. Four flying birds. Four large columns. Vine with flowers up both sides.
- Inscription
- Mary Tillinghast 1795 / My Brother Alin (?) B......? Tillinghast depart / ed this life March 20 Aged 7 / (note: verse below cannot be deciphed). //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Length With Frame
- 20"
- Width Without Frame
- 181/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 20 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- Gift of Barbara B. Johnson
- Owner
- NSCDA Hopkins House, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- NSCDA-RI Hopkins House
- Name of School
- Balch School, Providence, RI
