- Maker
- Sargent, Persis
- Date made
- 1766
- Origin
- Methuen, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block missing both the J and the U. One ampersand. One small cross band at the top and two stitched lines. Small motif of a diamond.
- Inscription
- Persis * Sargent * IS * M / * name * methuen * is * my / HAbitation * & Christ / if * my * SALVATIION * December 27 1766 / When I am dead & in / my grave * & ALL my / Bones are Rotten Wh / en this YOU se Rememb /er me Let me not Be / Forgotten
- Length Without Frame
- 11"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-285 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
