- Maker
- Williams, Sarah (age 15?)
- Date made
- 1761
- Origin
- Newton, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: J and U missing in 2. Many wide and narrow cross bands of various designs. In the lower third two scenes with trees, birds, flowers and animals. No border.
- Inscription
- Next unto God Dear Parents I Address My se / lf To You In Humble Thankfulness For / All Your Charge On Me Bestowd The Means / Of Learning Unto Me Alow'd Go On I Pray / And Let Me Still Pursue These Golden Arts / The Vulgar Never Knew. / / (In the lower third): Sarah WIlliams Ended This Sampler In The / Fifteenth Year Of Her Age September The 23 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 15/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Historical Owner
- #33.324 Gift of William S. Rumrill 1933
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts