- Maker
- Foster, Polly (age 13)
- Date made
- 1787
- Origin
- Canterbury, NH US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Algerian Eyelet, Whip Bullion, Chain, Tent, Hem, Flat, Outline
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes......... Page 45
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets,: no J, q not Q, plus ampersand. Numbers 1-12. Wide arcaded strawberry cross band in center. Large basket of flowers at the bottom center with paired leaves above. A pair of pheasants on a hillock of grass and flowers with a pine tree on either side. Zig zag border on across top and down both sides. (Note: the paired leaves hovering over a central basket was to become a hallmark of the Canterbury style)
- Inscription
- Polly Foster her sampler wrought in the thirteenth year / of her age. A.D. 1787 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17.25"
- Width Without Frame
- 16.25"
- Historical Owner
- #1944.5 Gift of Vienna Dodge Pearson
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 45
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society
