- Maker
- Gates, Frances
- Date made
- 1837
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Two with an ampersand. Numbers 1-(1)0. Various stitched lines and narrow cross bands. At the bottom a basket with a flowering plant and a basket of flowers. Two strawberry plants on both sides. Saw tooth border on three sides as the R side is unfinished.
- Inscription
- 1 8 3 7 / Wrought by Frances Gates aged 11 //
- Historical Owner
- #MA-QH-2014.1.1 Gift of Mrs. Selwyn A. Kudisch
- Owner
- NSCDA Quincy Homestead, Quincy, MA
- Owner Private
- NSCDA Quincy Homestead
