- Maker
- Jenkins, Mabel (age 14) (born 1795)
- Date made
- 1809
- Origin
- Scituate, MA US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Vowels: AEIOU. Narrow cross bands. Motifs of flowers and fruit. At center bottom a two story house with two chimneys and a fenced yard. A large flower spray on both sides, and a fence across the entire sampler bottom. Zig zag border with flower sprigs up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- Wrought by Mabel Jenkins aged 13 years this done in the year of our Lord 1809 / (Note): below this is a poem about preparing for the grave, unfortunately not quite legible. //
- Length Without Frame
- 18 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 3/16"
- Historical Owner
- #45.25 Gift of Mrs. Richard Wheatland
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
