- Maker
- Perley, Phoebe 1817-1861 (age 12)
- Date made
- 1829
- Origin
- Winchendon, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain, Satin, Outline, Eyelet, French knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase block and cursive missing J. Lower case: 26 letters. Various stitched lines. Center of sampler is blank. Across the bottom is a country scene with a two story house with 2 chimneys, 4 small fir trees and a large weeping willow, a fenced lawn with flowers and animals. Arcaded border of flower circles and a vine down both sides and across top. Sampler is unfinished.
- Inscription
- Wrought by Phebe Perley Winchendon Aged 12 years //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1958.035 Gift of Mary Sanders in memory of Edmund B. Howe
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society
