- Maker
- Small, Phoebe Ann (age 15)
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- Elmira, NY (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase, ends with L. Two girls stand before a small building (school?) one holding a watering can and a trowel the other a hoop and a rolling stick. One is labeled "WORK" the other "PLAY". Numbers 1-9 (7 is backwards). Dog, bird and other motifs. Stylized border all four sides.
- Inscription
- 1 8 2 4 / All little Girls should / duteous be / And kind and courteous ever / From frivolous thoughts / deliver me / Until this Life I sever. / Wrought by Phoebe Ann Small 15 ys //
- Length Without Frame
- 11 3/4"
- Length With Frame
- 11 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 3/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 9 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Nancy O. Almquist
- Owner Private
- Nancy O. Almquist
