- Maker
- Leavitt, Silence (age 8)
- Date made
- 1785
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross, Straight
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase double letters, no J or U, lowercase single letters, no J. Ampersand. One at extreme bottom is not readable. Numbers 1-5. and 6-9. Several cross bands and various stitched lines. At bottom center a Flower spray, two diamond motifs and four small trees. Triple alternate cross stitch border across top and down both sides. Hem stitched across bottom.
- Inscription
- SILENCE / LEAVITTS SAMPLER / AGED 8 YEARS / / 1785
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Mss 900
- Owner
- New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
