(Note: uses mostly old style S): Sophronia Willard is my name / New England is my station / Lancaster is my dwelling / place and Christ is my sal / vation the rose is red the g / rass is green / the days are past that I / have seen / And when the bell begins / to toll / the Lord have mercy on / my Soul / When I am Dead and laid / in grave and all my bones / are Rotten / when this you see / Remember me / that I be not Forgotten

Maker

Willard, Sophronia (age 12)

Date made

1785

Origin

Still River, Worcester Cty, MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 87

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Linen

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: both missing J. One ampersand. Numbers 1-9. No motifs, no border.

Inscription

(Note: uses mostly old style S): Sophronia Willard is my name / New England is my station / Lancaster is my dwelling / place and Christ is my sal / vation the rose is red the g / rass is green / the days are past that I / have seen / And when the bell begins / to toll / the Lord have mercy on / my Soul / When I am Dead and laid / in grave and all my bones / are Rotten / when this you see / Remember me / that I be not Forgotten

Length Without Frame

8 1/2"

Width Without Frame

16"

Bolton & Co. Page

87

Owner

Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, MA

Owner Private

Thayer Memorial Library