- Maker
- Gilkey, Martha (age 11)
- Date made
- 1820
- Origin
- Islesborough, ME US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: no J's. Lowercase has long style s (f). Numbers 1-9. Simple stitched lines. Scroll border.
- Inscription
- S A M P L E R / Martha Gilkey Islesborough / born October Twenty eighth / 1809 August 1st 1820 Aged / Eleven years. / Youth is the time for progress / in all arts. Martha Gilkey's //
- Length Without Frame
- 7.5"
- Length With Frame
- 9"
- Width Without Frame
- 8.25"
- Wdith With Frame
- 9.75"
- Owner
- Hingham Historical Society, Hingham, MA
- Owner Private
- Hingham Historical Society