Alphabet/Verses sampler on natural linen ground. Polychromatic threads. Verse is worked in a border that runs along top and sides. Two pine trees at bottom. Alphabets: #1 complete, some letters repeated; #2 complete. Stitches used: cross stitch, rococo, satin stitch, and star stitch.
Date:
1787
Maker:
Peabody, Lucretia, 1779-1854 (Embroiderer)
Material:
cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)
GUSN:
40504
Accession Number:
1940.251