- Maker
- Boyd, Elizabeth R. (age 10)
- Date made
- 1826
- Origin
- Amenia, NY US
- Stitches
- Cross over 2, Rice, Leviathan, Queen, Four-sided, Eye, Algerian eye, Cross over 4, Cross over 1, Ray, Tent, Herringbone, Back, Straight.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: 1st with some double letters, last ends at X. Numbers 1-1. Various stitched lines. A row of motifs at the bottom including: a monument, two facing birds, a basket of flowers, an animal, a willow tree, a single flower, a two story house with two chimneys, another tree, a large bird atop a tree, a small dog. No border.
- Inscription
- (At the center): Elizabeth R. Boyd was born Nov 26th A.D. 1816 is 10 / Delightful hop its lovely sound / Conveys a charm to every place / In it have countless millions found / Peculiar grace / (On R): B C E R B (On monument at the bottom): William Cha / mberlain di / ed Nov. 27th / A. D. 1810 / aged 63 / Abigail his / wife died Ap / ril 4 1812 /
- Length Without Frame
- 12 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 5/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1979.68.265 Bequest of Martha R. Lambert
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
