- Maker
- Davis, Mary (age 13)
- Date made
- 1807
- Origin
- Haverhill, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #94. 1785. Page 267.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: done in a pillared enclosure: 1 uppercase block across the top ends with L, #2 uppercase cursive missing the J, #3 ends with C. #4 starts at top L, continues across the top (k l m) (n o p) and finishes down the sides. Across bottom is a green pasture with trees, flowers and small flowers, leaves, rocks. Large basket of fruit with small pine trees and flower motifs near the bottom. Ornate border of vines, leaves, flowers and grape clusters starts in baskets on L and R and meets at the top. Most likely done at Miss Parker's School, Haverhill. (See page 32 in Samplers, How to Compare & Value by Stephen & Carol Huber for a similar sampler done by Elizabeth Ayer at Miss Parker's School)
- Inscription
- Tis education forms the tender mind / Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined / Mary Davis wrought this in the 13th year of her age / 1807 Haverhill County Essex //
- Length Without Frame
- 40.50 cm
- Width Without Frame
- 52 cm
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1953.20 Donated by the Estate of Mrs. Nathaniel Stevens
- Owner
- North Andover Historical Society, North Andover, MA
- Owner Private
- North Andover Historical Society
- Name of School
- Miss Parker's School (?) Haverhill, MA
