- Maker
- Peabody, Sarah
- Date made
- mid. 19th century
- Origin
- Boxford, MA US
- Stitches
- Stem, Satin, Cross, gobelin, Herringbone
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: some letters repeated. Lowercase has both the long and the short S. One ampersand. Numbers 1-9. Various cross bands. All done in a saw tooth stitched cartouche. At the center bottom a large vase with flowers. an urn with flowers and a pine tree on either side. (R tree is unfinished). Solid border across the bottom and from a basket on each side a single curved line border up the sides meeting a 5 flowered design at the top center.
- Inscription
- To you my friend who me survive / My memory to keep alive / When underneath my name you see / Remember this was wrought by me / Sarah Peabody Boxford *
- Length Without Frame
- 20"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-148 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
