- Maker
- Poole, Joanna (age 13)
- Date made
- 1807
- Origin
- Portland, ME US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Poole family names listed. Near the bottom a pictorial square motif of a monument and a weeping willow in a cemetery on both sides. In the center a tree trunk with two perched birds and trees in the distance. Meandering border of arcaded roses with a small vine attachment all four sides.
- Inscription
- THE GENEALOGY of / ABIJAH AND DORCAS POOLE / ABIJAH POOLE born Jan 22 1740 / DORCAS POOLE born oct 22 1756 / ABIJAH POOLE jun born sept 5 1787 / WILLIAM POOLE born sept 15 1729 / SAMUEL POOLE born june 23 1721 / DIED AUGUST 28 1793 / GEORGE W POOLE born feb 22 1723 / JOANNA POOLE born oct 26 1794 / SAMUEL POOLE born july 5 1795 / DIED OCTOBER 1802 / Saints at your heavenly Fathers word / Give up your comforts to the Lord / He shall restore what you resign / Or grant you blessings more divine / JOANNA POOLE AEt 12 Portland / July 29 1807 (Note verse is from a poem/hymn by Isaac Watts). //
- Historical Owner
- A86-584
- Owner
- Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME
- Name of School
- Rachel Neal's School or Misses Martin's School both in Portland, ME
