- Maker
- Cook, M.
- Date made
- 1818
- Origin
- Marcellus, NY US
- Stitches
- Cross, Long-armed Cross, Herrinbone, Eyelet, Four-sided Crosslet, Double Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Cotton
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-5 and 6-9. Border: a single row of Long-armed Cross at top, a single row of Herringbone on each side, a single row of Double Cross at bottom.
- Inscription
- (After the 3rd alphabet): Marcellus / With ink and pen. / These marks will give. / The lives of men. / To all that live. / Worked by M Cook / August 1818 //
- Length Without Frame
- 8 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 6 3/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*T13201 Gift of Miss Louise Boyd.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution