- Maker
- Comstock, Hannah (age 13)
- Date made
- 1806
- Origin
- New Canaan, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross over 2, Chain.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: one with ampersand. Numbers 1-13. Simple stitched lines. Cross band at the top with a large basket of flowers center bottom with a floral spray on both sides. Small flower border down both sides and across the bottom.
- Inscription
- (At the center): Excell * and * emulate * thy * prese / nt * prase(sic) * let * thy * intrinsic * worth * thy * tribu / te * rare * in * every * useful * art * thy * time * employ / Hannah * Comstock * her * work * done * Septemb / er 29 1806 aged * thirteen * year * and 6 months / This * have * I * done * to let * you * see / What * care * my * parents * took * of * me
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 10"
- Historical Owner
- #2005.159.1 Purchased
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society