- Maker
- Fleet, Mary (1729-1796) (age 14)
- Date made
- 1743
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Stem, Reversible Cross (Oriental), Roumanian, Satin, Flat
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet. Numbers. A beautiful sampler filled with rows upon rows of wide and narrow cross bands. In the lower half a wide panel with animals and birds, urns with flowers, motifs of hearts. The bottom panel has rounded hills with three urns, various birds and trees. Wide border of flowers and leaves all four sides.
- Inscription
- (On bottom L): When Land is gone and Money Spent / Then Learning is Most Excellent / (On bottom R): Behold Alass our Days We Spend / How Vein thy be how Good they end / (At center bottom): Mary Fleet / 1743 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 11/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 9/16"
- Historical Owner
- #41.493 Anonymous Gift 1941
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
