This Boston area sampler has as its most recognisable feature a vertical, hexagonal pattern band in its top third known as the BOSTON BAND. Similar samplers were executed in the Boston area during this period (see, for example, figure 2 in Samplers and Samplermakers by Mary Jaene Edmonds) suggesting the existence of a school or teacher who encouraged her pupils to use this same verse, the BOSTON BAND, the maple leaf motif, and the same scene across the bottom of their samplers. Without a border, this piece is reminiscent of English band samplers.

Origin and date: Boston, 1761

Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count,  15-1/2"x20" or 13-1/2"x17-1/2"  (please specify your choice). Kit contains fabric, silk or cotton floss, needle and instructions.

Stitches: Satin, cross, herringbone, eyelet,  French knot, stem, straight, double running stitch.

Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston