- Maker
- Guild, Abigail
- Date made
- 1802
- Origin
- Dedham, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 166
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: one ampersand. Simple stitched lies. At center bottom a strawberry plant with a carnation plant on L and R. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At end of alphabet #1): A G (In the lower third): We stand exposed to every sin / While idle and without employ. / But business holds our passions in / And keeps out all unlawful joy. / Abigail Guild Aged 10 (?) 1802 //
- Length Without Frame
- 11.5"
- Width Without Frame
- 16.75"
- Historical Owner
- #1982.14.4 Anonymous Gift
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 166
- Owner
- Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island Historical Society
