This . Needle . Work . Of . Mine . Can . Tell / When A Child I * Learned Well / That By My Elders I Was Tavght / Not * To Spend My Time * For * Nought / (Near the bottom): Mary * BVRGES * HER 1725 / SAMPLER * WAS * MADE * / IN THE * TENTH * YEAR * / OF * MY * AGE * AVGVST 23 //

Maker

Burges, Mary (age 10)

Date made

1725

Origin

Unknown

Stitches

Flat, Satin, Cross, Eyelet

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 35 Verse 127

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

1 alphabet.: missing J and U. Numbers 1-7. Carnation, Greek fret & other cross bands. Rose, vine, trefoil, trees and bird motifs.

Inscription

This . Needle . Work . Of . Mine . Can . Tell / When A Child I * Learned Well / That By My Elders I Was Tavght / Not * To Spend My Time * For * Nought / (Near the bottom): Mary * BVRGES * HER 1725 / SAMPLER * WAS * MADE * / IN THE * TENTH * YEAR * / OF * MY * AGE * AVGVST 23 //

Length Without Frame

16 3/4"

Width Without Frame

7 3/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#45.763 Gift of Miss Florence R. Kenyon 1945

Bolton & Co. Page

35 Verse 127

Owner

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Owner Private

Museum of Fine Arts