(Row of initials): MB * MM * VC * * AD * * CT SS / MARIAN BOIL * / BORN IN LEXINGTON * COUNTY * OF * FAYETT / AND STATE OF KENTUCKY MAY THE 6 . 1837 / BEGAN DECEMBER THE 19 * 1843 * FINISHED MARCH / THE 16 * 1844 //

Maker

Boil, Mariah (age 13)

Date made

1844

Origin

Pleasant Hill, KY US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Cotton

Predominent Motif

6 alphabets: 4 with ampersand. Numbers 1-20 done twice, then by 10's to 90. At the bottom numbers by thousands. One crown motif. Simple cross stitch border all four sides.

Inscription

(Row of initials): MB * MM * VC * * AD * * CT SS / MARIAN BOIL * / BORN IN LEXINGTON * COUNTY * OF * FAYETT / AND STATE OF KENTUCKY MAY THE 6 . 1837 / BEGAN DECEMBER THE 19 * 1843 * FINISHED MARCH / THE 16 * 1844 //

Length Without Frame

13"

Width Without Frame

11 3/4"

Historical Owner

#2008.453 Purchase, E. J. Scheider & David S. & Elizabeth W. Quackenbush Gifts.

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art