- Maker
- Baker, Catharine (age 14)
- Date made
- 1798
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Outline, Queen, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: 2 missing J and U, one unfinished. Numbers. Simple stitched lines and a few wide cross bands. Narrow straight border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At the center): Two rows of family initials. Followed by a verse : (illegible) / Catharine Baker her sam / Pler aged 14 1 7 9 6 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1940.70 Gift of George I. Shearer
- Owner
- New York Historical Society, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- New York Historical Society
