- Maker
- Breck, Rachel (age 11)
- Date made
- ca. 1803
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Chain, French knots, Straight
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-13. In a center cartouche adorned with dainty scallops and ribbon bows is a figure holding a basket, a tree on the R, part of a four storied building on the L (perhaps the school)?, a lawn with birds. Urns with flowers on both sides with 4 pine trees on a stitched lawn. Arcaded border across the top and down both sides. Most likely done at Misses Patten School, Hartford, CT.
- Inscription
- (Across the bottom): Alas how transient all out earthly store / To day we bloom tom morrow are no more / / (On R): Rachel Breck / aged 11 X0 X0 / /
- Length Without Frame
- 13'
- Width Without Frame
- 13 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2011.0256.01
- Owner
- Smithsonian, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
- Name of School
- Misses Patten School (?), Hartford, CT
