- Maker
- Usher, Melissa
- Date made
- 1820
- Origin
- Smithfield, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters plus one row of various practice letters. One ampersand. Numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines. One heart and one diamond motif. Simple border all four sides.
- Inscription
- August 14, 1829 / Wrought by Melissa Usher in the 12 year of her / age Smithfield, Rhode Island 1820 //
- Length Without Frame
- 7"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1840.1.19
- Owner
- Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island Historical Society
