Alden, Nancy (age 8)

View Favorites
Maker
Alden, Nancy (age 8)
Date made
1807
Origin
Watertown (?), MA US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet, Buttonhole, Feather,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: 1 missing J, 1 missing Z. 1 ampersand. Numbers 1-9 at the bottom. Three narrow cross bands. Diamond border with a single cross stitch border all four sides.
Inscription
N a n c y A l d e n ' s S a m p l a r //
Length Without Frame
44 cm
Width Without Frame
30.2 cm
Historical Owner
#02.011 Gift of Charlotte L. McFarland of Lakeland, FL in 1990
Owner
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Massachusetts Historical Society