Goddard, Rebecca (age 9)

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Maker
Goddard, Rebecca (age 9)
Date made
1805
Origin
Unknown
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase block with ampersand. Numbers 1-11 and 1-9. Simple stitched lines with a wide cross band near the bottom. In the lower third a two story house with two houses of various sizes on each side, all done in blue . Trees and flower motifs. Arcaded flower border all four sides.
Inscription
Rebecca Goddard's Sampler made in the ninth year of / her age May 15th Anno Domani Eighteen Hundred five
Length Without Frame
13"
Width Without Frame
11 1/2"
Historical Owner
#01.63
Owner
Newport Historical Society, Newport, RI
Owner Private
Newport Historical Society