- Maker
- Dowrick, Mary (age 14) (born 1733)
- Date made
- 1747
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Sawtooth, Counted satin, Eyelet, Stem, Buttonhole.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: all missing J and U. Wide and narrow cross bands. At the bottom a scene with Adam & Eve at the Tree of Knowledge, rabbits, a goat, flowers. No border.
- Inscription
- (Reads across from L to R): MARY DOWRI / CK EN DED THIS / SAMPL ER IN TH / E FOUR TEENTH / YEAR OF HER / AGE 17 47 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #2005.214 Purchased from Mary & John Schmit in 1991, gift of Ann Bauer.
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
