Today Plimoth Plantation’s Textile Conservation Fund received a very generous donation from the Mayflower Sampler Guild. The guild’s donation will support the conservation of the “EC” sampler, dated 1660. In this picture, Tricia and Wendy are drooling over I mean examining “EC”. It’s a fantastic sampler, and includes both whitework and colored silk embroidery. Anyone may contribute to the Textile Conservation Fund by sending a contribution clearly marked ‘for textile conservation fund’ to Plimoth Plantation, care of Kim Corben, PO Box 1620 Plymouth MA 02362.

Sincere thanks on behalf of EC to the Mayflower Sampler Guild for helping her into a more comfortable and secure condition.