- Maker
- Brooks, Mary (age 12)
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- Townsend, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase script 26 letters. Numbers 1-10, and family names all done in a three sided stitched rectangle. Narrow diamond cross band at the bottom and an outer saw tooth border and an inner flower and leaf border.
- Inscription
- A Family Record / Mr Samuel Brooks born Jan 25, 1790 / Miss Sally Campbell born Dec. 4 1789 / Married Dec. 18. 1817 / Names Births Deaths / John Brooks June 14 1818 / Fernando Brooks Sep 19 1819 / Mary Brooks June 10 1821 / George Brooks July 20 1823 / Caroline Brooks Dec 20 1825 / Warren Brooks Feb 13 1829 / Charles Brooks Mar 24 1831 / Our names recorded here will stand, / Though months and years do fly / But Oh these tender feeble frames / will shortly fade and die / Wrought by Mary Brooks Townsend Agd 12 Years 1833 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Historical Owner
- #1840.1.22
- Owner
- Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island Historical Society