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The ground is loosely woven light neutral colored linen. The alphabet is repeated several times, with Arabic numerals and "Wrought by Nancy Pearson Boston May 16, 1826". Worked in cross stitch with green, black and a little red silk.
Provenance
Gift of William S. Rumrill to MFA, 1933
Credit Line
Gift of William S. Rumrill
American, 1826
- Nancy Pearson, American
Object Place
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dimensions
20.8 x 42 cm (8 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
33.327
Medium or Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk