- Maker
- Heald, Abi (age 10)
- Date made
- 1806
- Origin
- Carlisle, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: #1 A-F plus S, #2 with 26 letters. Simple stitched lines, a few motifs. Across the bottom a fir tree, a salt box house with a bird perched on the chimney, a tree with a bird, a female in a long dress holding a bird in her L hand and a parasol in her R, a small bench, a fruit tree. Reversing arcaded acorn and flower border up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- Abi Heald / is my name In my 10th / Year I rote the Same / If my skill had ben be / ter I shoud have mended ev / ry leter This vacant / Place requires A line //
- Length Without Frame
- 13"
- Width Without Frame
- 10"
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- Susan Bondurant
