- Maker
- Alley, Miriam (age 11)
- Date made
- 1802
- Origin
- Lynn or Marblehead, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase block missing J, with an ampersand. Uppercase script missing J and U ends at W. Number 1-2, 3-4. Small motifs. At the bottom on a green lawn two fruit trees, one large and two small baskets of flowers. (Note: Miriam lived in Lynn, MA. The balloon flowers at the bottom are typical of Marblehead, MA samplers).
- Inscription
- MY AMBITION ON / LIF TO EXCEL IN THE / BLEST ART THE ART / DOING WELL /// Miriam Alley is my Name and wit / h my Needle I workt the Same / in The Year 1802 AE 11 Years //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1961.153 Gift of Alice & Emil Ahlborn
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
